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Rye Cove
T2-SE-A1
"Llanishen", ex. "Rye Cove".
"Llanishen", ex. "Rye Cove".
"Llanishen", ex. "Rye Cove", an almost Identical photo, but at another place !.
( Photo Copyright Welsh Industrial and Maritime Museum )
RYE COVE, T2-SE-A1
History :
Built by Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Chester, Pennsylvania.
Yardnumber 471. UMSC No.2440. Official nr. 248533.
Keel laid 07-05-1945. Launched 10-08-1945. Completed 31-10-1945. Gr. 10297 t., Net. 6236 t., Dw. 16613 t. L.o.a. 159,57 m., Br. 20,78 m., Dr. 9,31 m. Engine: 2 steam turbines, manufactured by Elliott & Company, Pennsylvania. 7240 B.h.p., 5401 kW. Speed 15 knots. 26 Tanks.
History:
RYE COVE-1945 completed for United States War Shipping Administration, Philadelphia, USA.
LLANISHEN-1947 for Anthony Radcliffe SS. Co., Ltd. & Ethel Radcliffe SS. Co., Ltd., London, Great Britain.
ANNA O.-1956 for Caribbean Shipping Corporation, Monrovia, Liberia.
Additional Reports:
Reported Anna O. sold to shipbreakers in Spain. Arrived Castellon 25 Dec.1962 to be broken up.
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