Built by Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Chester, Pennsylvania.
Yardnumber 259. UMSC No. 362. Official nr. 244056.
Keel laid 19-04-1943. Launched 28-07-1943. Completed 09-08-1943. Gr. 10178 t., Net. 6209 t., Dw. 16613 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:
SEVEN PINES-1943 Completed for United States War Shipping Administration, Philadelphia, USA.
CHARLES S. JENNEY-1948 for Jenney Manufacturing Company, Boston, Maryland, USA.
KATINA-1957 for Commercial Tankers Corporation, Wilmington, Dealaware, USA.
ZEPHYR HILLS-1959 for Panamerican Overseas Corporation, New York, USA.
ZEPHYR HILLS-1966 for Hudson Waterways Corporation, New York, USA.
ZEPHYR HILLS-1968 for U.S. Dept. of Commerce-Maritime Administration (trade-in).
Additional Reports:
Reported Zephyr Hills sold to shipbreakers in Taiwan. Arrived Kaohsiung Jan. 1969 to be broken up.
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