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Briar Creek
T2-SE-A1
"North Carolina", ex. "Briar Creek".
"North Carolina", ex. "Briar Creek".
"North Carolina", ex. "Briar Creek".
"Texaco North Carolina", ex. "North Carolina", ex. "Briar Creek".BRIAR CREEK, T2-SE-A1
History :
Built by Alabama Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Co., Mobile, Alabama.
Yardnumber 304. UMSC No. 1512. Off. nr. 246429.
Keel laid 01-06-1944. Launched 25-08-1944. Completed 21-09-1944. 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:
BRIAR CREEK-1944 completed for United States War Shipping Administration, Mobile, Alabama, USA.
BRIAR CREEK-1947 for The Texas Company, Texaco, Wilmington, Delaware, USA.
NORTH CAROLINA-1948 for The Texas Company, Texaco, Wilmington, Delaware, USA.
TEXACO NORTH CAROLINA-1960 for The Texas Company, Texaco, Wilmington, Delaware, USA.
OSWEGO TARMAC-1971 for Enterprise Shipping Corporation S.A., Panama.
Additional Reports:
Reported Oswego Tarmac was involved in collision at Curacao, with bitumen, 29 Jul. 1977 with m.t. ELECTRA and heavy damaged. Declared a constructive total los and sold to shipbreakers in Spain. At Santander, Arrived in tow 31 Oct. 1977 to be broken up. [ By Recuperaciones Submarinas S.A. ]
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