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Fredericksburg
T2-SE-A1
"Fredericksburg".
( Photo thanks to Jim Scates )
"Fredericksburg".
( Photo thanks to Harold E. Tartell )
"Palace", ex. "Fredericksburg".FREDERICKSBURG, T2-SE-A1
History :
Built by Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Chester, Pennsylvania.
Yardnumber 294. UMSC No. 364. Official nr. 244492.
Keel laid 22-06-1943. Launched 07-10-1943. Completed 19-10-1943. Gr. 10195 t., Net. 6249 t., Dw. 16613 t. L.o.a. 159,57 m., Br. 20,78 m., Dr. 9,31 m. Engine: 2 steam turbines, manufactured by Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company, Pittsburgh. 7240 B.h.p.,5401 kW. Speed 15 knots. 26 Tanks.
History:
FREDERICKSBURG-1943 completed for Paco Tankers Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, USA.
PALACE-1958 for Theatre Navigation Corporation, Monrovia, Liberia.
Additional Reports:
Reported Palace sold to shipbreakers in Spain. Arrived Bilbao 12 Jul.1965 to be broken up.
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