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Churubusco
T2-SE-A1
"Churubusco" inbound, August 20th, 1943( Photo US Coast Guard )
"Minnesota", ex. "Churubusco".
( Private collection )
"Texaco Minnesota", ex. "Minnesota", ex. "Churubusco", after rebuilding.
( Photo copyright A. Duncan )
"Texaco Minnesota", ex. "Minnesota", ex. "Churubusco", a Kodachrome slide of the US-flag tanker
"TEXACO MINNESOTA" as shown while in Port of Seattle waters in July 1978.
( Photo Copyright Photoship )
CHURUBUSCO, T2-SE-A1
History :
Built by Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Chester, Pennsylvania.
Yardnumber 254. UMSC No. 347. Official nr. 243202.
Keel laid 13-12-1942. Launched 23-03-1943. Completed 08-04-1943. GR. 10195 t., Net. 6310 t., Dw. 16785 t. L.o.a. 159,57 m., Br. 20,78 m., Dr. 9,23 m. Engine: 2 steam turbines, manufactured by General Electric Company, Lynn, Massachussetts. 7240 B.h.p., 5401 kW. Speed 15 knots. 26 Tanks.
History:
CHURUBUSCO-1943 completed for The Texas Company, Texaco, Wilmington, Delaware, USA.
MINNESOTA-1950 for The Texas Company, Wilmington, Delaware, USA.
TEXACO MINNESOTA-1960 for The Texas Company, Wilmington, Delaware, USA.
TEXACO MINNESOTA-1960 for Texaco Refining & Marketing Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, USA.
Additional Reports:
Reported Texaco Minnesota 1964 by replacement of cargo section and bow by new forebody built bySun Shipbuilding & Drydock Company, Chester, Pennsylvania.
New Dimensions 30 Tanks, 190.1 / 181.1 x 22.6 m, 15622 grt / 26346 dwt.
Reported Texaco Minnesota sold to shipbreakers in Thailand. Arrived Bangkok 21 Dec. 1989 to be broken up.
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