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Coquille
T2-SE-A1
"Chemical Transporter", ex. "Mayflower", ex. "Ampac Washington", ex. Coquille".
"Marine Chemical Transporter", ex. "Chemical Transporter", ex. "Mayflower", ex. "Ampac Washington", ex. Coquille".
COQUILLE, T2-SE-A1
History :
Built by The Kaiser Co., Swan Island Yard, Portland, Oregon.
Yardnumber 44. UMSC No. 836. Off. nr. 244942.
Keel laid 28-10-1943. Launched 15-12-1943. Completed 30-12-1943. Gr. 10448 t., Net. 6285 t., Dw. 16613 t. L.o.a. 159,57 m., Br. 20,78 m., Dr. 8,99 m. Engine: 2 steam turbines, manufactured by General Electric Company, Lynn, Massachussetts. 7240 B.h.p., 5401 kW. Speed 15 knots. 26 Tanks.
History:
COQUILLE-1943 completed for United States War Shipping Administration, Portland, Oregon, USA.
AMPAC WASHINGTON-1948 for American Pacific Steamship Company, Los Angeles, California, USA.
MAYFLOWER-1954a for J.M. Carras Inc., New York, USA.
MAYFLOWER-1954b for Chemical Transporter Inc., Wilmington, Delaware,
1955 converted to chemical tanker.
CHEMICAL TRANSPORTER-1955 for Chemical Transporter Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, USA.
MARINE CHEMICAL TRANSPORTER-1966 for Marine Navigation Company, New York, USA.
MARINE CHEMICAL TRANSPORTER-1970 for Union Carbide Corporation, New York, USA.
Additional Reports:
Reported Chemical Transporter refitted for carriage of chemicals 1955.
Reported Marine Chemical Transporter sold to shipbreakers in Taiwan. Arrived Kaohsiung 27 May 1984 in tow to be broken up. [ By Chi Shun Hwa Steel Co., Ltd. ]
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