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Kern Hills
T2-SE-A1
Photograph showing the Bay Model Marinship Exhibit: S.S. "Kern Hills" in the ways with signs "Marinship Hull 77
exceeds 1,000,000 Tons of tankers built by Marinship".
( Photo Sausalito Historical Society )
Photo of Launch Party of S. S. "Kern Hills", March 13th, 1945.
( Photo Sausalito Historical Society )
"Kern Hills", launch on March 13th, 1945.
Sadly a not high Quality photo of the "Kern Hills", in the Gulf of Aqaba, Israel.
Sadly a not high Quality photo of the "Kern Hills", in the Gulf of Aqaba, Israel.
KERN HILLS, T2-SE-A1
History :
Built by The Marinship Co., Sausalito, California.
Yardnr. 77. USMC nr. 2098. Official nr. 247533.
Keel laid 22-01-1945..Launched 13-03-1945. Completed 27-03-1945. Gr. 10441 t., Net. 6249 t., Dw. 16560 t. L.o.a. 159,57 m., Br. 20,78 m., Dr. 9,19 m. Engine: 2 steam turbines, manufactured by Eliott & Company, Jeanette, Pennsylvania. 7240 B.h.p., 5401 kW. Speed 15 knots. 26 Tanks.
History:
KERN HILLS-1945 completed for United States War Shipping Administration, San Francisco, California, USA.
KERN HILLS-1948 for Southeastern Oil Florida Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, USA.
KERN HILLS-1956a for Long Island Tankers Corporation, Wilmington, Delaware, USA.
KERN HILLS-1956b for Fairfield Steamship Corporation, New York, USA.
LITTLE ROCK-1957a for Fairfield Steamship Corporation, New York, USA.
WANG DISPATCHER-1957b for Fairfield Steamship Corporation, New York, USA.
Additional Reports:
Reported Wang Dispatcher sold to shipbreakers in Belgium. Arrived Willebroek 15 Apr. 1961 to be broken up. [ By Scappinco ]
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S.S. Kern Hills, Tanker, hull #77, keel laid 1/22/45, launched Mar 13, 1945 Sponsor: Mrs. Nicholas D. Cresci; matron of honor: Mrs. Norman Rose. In private operation with name changed to "Wang Dispatcher" in October, 1960. Scrapped Willebroek, Belgium 4/61.
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