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New London
T2-SE-A1
"New London" view aft, during construction at Kaiser Co., Inc., Swan Island Yard, Portland, Oregon,on way no. 7, December 24th. 1942.
"New London" view foreward, during construction at Kaiser Co., Inc., Swan Island Yard, Portland, Oregon,on way no. 7, December 24th. 1942.
"New London" in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1953.( Unknown Photographer )
"New London", sadly a poor quality photo.
"Fugue", ex. "New London".
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"Fugue", ex. "New London".
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NEW LONDON, T2-SE-A1
History :
Built by The Kaiser Co., Swan Island Yard, Portland, Oregon.
Yardnumber 7. UMSC No. 799. Off. nr. 243063.
Keel laid 20-09-1942. Launched 28-02-1943. Completed 29-04-1943. 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:
NEW LONDON-1943 completed for United States Petroleum Carriers, New York, U.S.A.
NEW LONDON-1948 for Arctic Tankers Inc, New York, U.S.A.
FUGUE-1956 for Lexington Transport Corporation, Monrovia, Liberia.
Additional Reports:
Reported Fugue sold to shipbreakers in Taiwan. Arrived Keelung Mar. 1963 to be broken up. [ By Tung Ho Steel Enterprise Corp. ]
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