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Contreras
T2-SE-A1
"Contreras" during the war, inbound, July 25th, 1943.(Photo US Coast Guard)
"Contreras".
( Photo collection John Sins )
"Contreras", sailing down the Sabine Neches Canal through Port Arthur, TX towards the ocean.
The tanker is passing through a double-leaf bascule bridge by downtown Port Arthur.
CONTRERAS, T2-SE-A1
History :
Built by Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Chester, Pennsylvania.
\Yardnumber 282. UMSC No. 346. Official nr. 243311
Keel laid 24-01-1943. Launched 21-04-1943. Completed 30-04-1943. Gr. 10195 t., Net. 6284 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:
CONTRERAS-1943 completed for The Texas Company, Texaco, Wilmington, Delaware, USA.
WASHINGTON-1950 for The Texas Company, Texaco, Wilmington, Delaware, USA.
TEXACO WASHINGTON-1960 for The Texas Company, Texaco, Wilmington, Delaware, USA.
WASHINGTON CARRIER-1962 for Washington Carriers Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, USA.
Additional Reports:
Reported Washington Carrier Sold 1964 to Boston Metals Co., Baltimore, re-sold to Revalorizacion de Materiales S.A., Bilbao, Broken up at El Ferrol 1964, arrived Bilbao Sep. 1964, work began later in the month at El Ferrol
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