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W.C. Yeager
A "Look A Like" T2-Tanker
W. C. YEAGER, US, 1TE (aft)(13¼)
11,615 GRT for Atlantic Refining Co., Philadelphia, 523.5 x 70.2
Tanker built by Sun SB. & DD. Co., Chester, Pa., (8), #229, 240914
1963 - KENT, Corsair Transportation Corp. (American Bulk Carriers, Inc.), New York
1968 - Navegacion Goya S.A., Panama [American Bulk Carriers, Inc., New York]
Broken up at Aioi 1969 by Ataka Sangyo K.K., sld. Shimonoseki 29.04.69 for Aioi.
( See photos below )
The Miramar Ship Index for "W.C. YEAGER"
IDNo:
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6185319
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Year:
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1941
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Name:
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W.C. YEAGER
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Keel:
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Type:
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Tanker
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Launch Date:
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07.02.1941
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Flag:
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USA
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Date of completion:
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08.1941
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Tons:
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11615
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Link:
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-
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DWT:
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19165
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Yard No:
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229
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Length overall:
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165.7
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Ship Design:
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LPP:
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158.8
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Country of build:
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USA
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Beam:
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21.4
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Builder:
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Sun
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Chester, Pa
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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1TE-
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Subsequent History:
1963 KENT
Disposal Data:
Scrapped at Aioi 04.1969 [ By Ataka Sangyo KK ]
History:
ON
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LR/IMO
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ID
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Year
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Name
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Tons
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Change
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Registered Owner
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240914
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6185319
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1941
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W.C. YEAGER
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11615
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Atlantic Refining Co
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240914
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6185319
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6185319
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1941
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KENT
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11615
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1963
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Corsair Tptn Corp.
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6185319
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6185319
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1941
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KENT
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11615
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1968
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Nav Goya SA
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Source photo Pacific Marine Review, Volume 38, August, 1941
Propulsion Equipment
For Three More Electric Tankers
Propulsion equipment for three more sister ships to the S.S. W.C. Yeager, launched by the Atlantic Refining Company at Chester, Pa., on July 7 is being manufactured by the General Electric Company. The W.C. Yeager is the sixth in the fleet of all-welded turbine electrically propelled vessels.
The propulsion equipment consists of a turbine-generator which supplies power for a 5000-shp, 90-rpm synchronous motor. The turbine uses 600 lb, 900° F steam, the highest pressure and temperature employed today for marine propulsion in this country. Generator and motor are connected through
conventional control equipment.
Cargo oil-pumping equipment may be operated either from the main propulsion generator or from two 430-kw generators which also provide power for auxiliaries in lighting.
The nine vessels, all G-E equipped, will be duplicates in all essentials. They measure 520 by 70 by 40 feet and have a dead weight of about 18.000 tons. Displacement is 23,898 tons. Each ship will carry 154,000 barrels ol crude oil at a speed of better than 13.25 knots.
The five vessels already commissioned are the E.H. Blum, J.W. Van Dyke, Robert H. Colley, E.J. Henry, and Robert C. Tuttle.
Remark: Finally, there where 7 tankers built, including the SS John D. Gill. ( AAV )
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"Kent", ex. "W.C. Yeager", underway to the scrapyard in Japan, towed by a Dutch tug.
"Kent", ex. "W.C. Yeager", arives at the scrapyard in Japan..