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White Bird Canyon
T2-SE-A1
"Gonfreville", ex. "White Bird Canyon".
"Gonfreville", ex. "White Bird Canyon".
"Gonfreville", ex. "White Bird Canyon". source, location and date unknown.
"San Patrick", ex. "Good Hope", ex. "Gonfreville", ex. "White Bird Canyon", at Vancouver, November 24th, 1964.
( Photo Copyright Walter E. Frost )
"San Patrick", ex. "Good Hope", ex. "Gonfreville", ex. "White Bird Canyon", at Vancouver, November 24th, 1964.
( Photo Copyright Walter E. Frost )
WHITE BIRD CANYON, T2-SE-A1
History :
Built by Alabama Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Co., Mobile, Alabama.
Yardnumber 297. UMSC No. 1505. Off. nr. 246014.
Keel laid 03-04-1944. Launched 29-06-1944. Completed 28-07-1944. 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:
WHITE BIRD CANYON-1944 completed for United States War Shipping Administration, Mobile, Alabama, USA.
GONFREVILLE-1948 for French Government, Le Havre, France.
GONFREVILLE-1956 for Compagnie Navales Des Petroles, Le Havre, France.
GOOD HOPE-1962 for Victor Shipping Corporation, Monrovia, Liberia.
SAN PATRICK-1964 for Manor Investment Company, Mosvold & Glastad, Monrovia, Liberia.
Additional Reports:
Reported San Patrick lengthened and widened and converted into bulk carrier in1964.
New dimensions 6 Holds, 6 Hatches: 12,0 12,0 12,0 12,0 12,0 12,0 x 10,8 m., 174.3 / 168.1 x 23.0 m, 14494 grt / 21900 dwt.
Reported San Patrick grounded in heavy weather and broke in a gale in position 51.19 N / 178.58 W, Ulak Islands, Aleutians, on Dec. 17th, 1964, whilst on a voyage from Vancouver to Yokohama with grain. There were no survivors of a crew of 30.
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