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Cedar Mills
T2-SE-A1
"Cedar Mills".
"Cedar Mills".
( Photo copyright Canadian Forces, 6 October 1943 )
CEDAR MILLS, T2-SE-A1
History :
Built by Alabama Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Co., Mobile, Alabama.
Yardnumber 250. UMSC No. 534. Off. nr. 243513.
Keel laid -1942. Launched 16-04-1943. Completed 15-07-1943. Gr. 10172 t., Net. 6423 t., Dw. 16613 t. L.o.a. 159,57 m., Br. 20,78 m., Dr. 11,93 m. Engine: 2 steam turbines, manufactured by General Electric Company, Lynn, Massachussetts. 7240 B.h.p., 5401 kW. Speed 15 knots. 26 Tanks.
History:
CEDAR MILLS-1943 completed for United States War Shipping Administration, Mobile, Alabama, USA.
Additional Reports:
Reported Cedar Mills mined and sunk 19 Nov. 1945, off Ancona, Italy, voyage Philadelphia - Taranto, wreck lying 150 yards off the end of the North Mole at Ancona, wreck sold to Italian buyers, Feb. 1948, forward portion removed Oct. 1948.
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