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Fort Stephenson
T2-SE-A1
"Fort Stephenson".
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FORT STEPHENSON, T2-SE-A1
History :
Built by The Kaiser Co., Swan Island Yard, Portland, Oregon.
Yardnumber 17. UMSC No. 809. Off. nr. 243737.
Keel laid 31-03-1943. Launched 12-06-1943. Completed 10-07-1943. Gr. 10448 t., Net. 6285 t., Dw. 16613 t. L.o.a. 159,57 m., Br. 20,78 m., Dr. 8,99 m. Engine: 2 steam turbines, manufactured by General Electric Company, Lynn, Massachussetts. 7240 B.h.p., 5401 kW. Speed 15 knots. 26 Tanks.
History:
FORT STEPHENSON-1943 completed for United States Navigation Company, New York, U.S.A.
FORT STEPHENSON-1948 for Paragon Oil Company, New York, U.S.A.
WESTBURY-1956 for Caribbean Transport S.A., Monrovia, Liberia.
WESTBURY-1960 for Texaco Panama Inc., Monrovia, Liberia.
WESTBURY-1961 for J.C. Berkwitt & Company, Monrovia, Liberia.
Additional Reports:
Reported Westbury sold to shipbreakers in Japan. Arrived Osaka Jun. 1962 to be broken up. [ By Osaka Kozai KK ]
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