Paul Tulane

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Z-ET1-S-C3 LibertyTankers built by Delta Shipbuilding, New Orleans, LA.

Paul Tulane

ET1-S-C3

Armadillo Class Mobile Station Tanker:

Laid down, 28 September 1943, as SS Paul Tulane, a Maritime Commission type (Z-ET1-S-C3) hull,

under Maritime Commission contract (MCE 1929) at Delta Shipbuilding Co., New Orleans, LA.

Renamed SS Kangaroo 27 October 1943

Launched, 6 November 1943

Acquired by the Navy 17 December 1943, New Orleans, LA.

Commissioned USS Kangaroo (IX-121), 20 December 1943, LT. G. D. Lawson in command During World War II

Kangaroo was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater Decommissioned, 13 May 1946, at Norfolk, VA.

Struck from the Naval Register and delivered to the War Shipping Administration (WSA), 14 May 1946,

at the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group, Lee Hall, VA. for disposal Merchant Service

Sold, 3 May 1948, to Federal Motorship Corp., renamed SS Mostank

Sold in 1950 to a Norwegian owner, reflagged Norway

Sold in December 1954 to Seaforth S.S. Corp, renamed SS Seabrave, reflagged Panamanian

Converted to a dry cargo carrier in 1954 at Schiedam (Netherlands), renamed SS Niborio

Sold in 1967 to Greece owners, renamed SS Andros Seafarer

Sold in March 1963, renamed SS San Pablo

Final Disposition, scrapped, March 1969 at Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Specifications:

Displacement 3,665 t.(lt)

Length 441' 6"

Beam 56' 11"

Draft 28' 4"

Speed 11 kts.

Complement 79

Armament

one single 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount

one single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount

eight single 20mm AA gun mounts

Propulsion

two 220 PSI boilers

one triple-expansion reciprocating engine

single 4 blade, 18' 6" propeller, 2,500shp

PAUL TULANE, USA, 1T

7,218 GRT for U. S. War Shipping Administration, New Orleans, 422.8 x 57.0

Tanker built by Delta Shipbuilding Co., Inc., New Orleans, (12/1943), #84, 244681

12/1943 - KANGAROO U. S. Navy (IX-121)

05/1946 - PAUL TULANE U. S. Maritime Commission, New Orleans

1948 - MOSTANK Federal Motorship Corp., New York

1950 - SEABRAVE Seaforth Steamship Corp. (Orion Shipping & Trading Co., Inc.), New York

1954 - NIBORIO Isla Navarino Cia. Naviera S.A., Panama [Orion Sg. & Tg. Co.], PA

converted to dry cargo vessel by N.V. Wilton-Fijenoord, Schiedam, 7,197 grt, delivered, 07/1954

1957 - ANDROS SEAFARER Transmarine Navigation, Inc., Panama [Ocean Transportation Co., Inc., New York]

1963 - SAN PABLO Caroline Navigation, Inc., Panama [Ceres Shipping Co., Ltd. - G. P. Livanos]

1966 - Narrows Navigation, Inc., Panama [do.]

Broken up at Kaohsiung 1969, arrived 01.10.1968.

( See photos below )

The Miramar Ship Index for "PAUL TULANE"

IDNo:	2244681	Year:	1943
Name:	PAUL TULANE	Keel:	28.09.1943
Type:	Tanker	Launch Date:	06.11.1943
Flag:	USA	Date of completion:	20.12.1943

Tons:	7218	Link:	-
DWT:	10674	Yard No:	84
Length overall:	134.6	Ship Design:	Z-ET1-S-C3
LPP:	126.8	Country of build:	USA
Beam:	17.3	Builder:	Delta SB Co.
Material of build:		Location of yard:	New Orleans
Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):	1T-11

Subsequent History:

1943 KANGAROO - 1946 PAUL TULANE - 1948 MOSTANK - 1950 SEABRAVE - 1954 NIBORIO -

[ 1954 converted to cargo ship, 7197 grt ] -

1957 ANDROS SEAFARER - 1963 SAN PABLO

Disposal Data:

Scrapped atKaohsiung 01.10.1968.

History:

ON	LR/IMO	ID	Year	Name	Tons	Change	Registered Owner
244681		2244681	1943	PAUL TULANE	7218		U.S. Govt.
IX-121		2244681	1943	KANGAROO	7218	1943	U.S. Navy
244681		2244681	1943	PAUL TULANE	7218	1946	U.S. Govt.
244681		2244681	1943	MOSTANK	7218	1948	Federal Motorship Corp.
244681		2244681	1943	SEABRAVE	7218	1950	Seaforth SS Corp.
		2244681	1943	NIBORIO	7197	1954	Isla Navarino Cia Naviera SA
		2244681	1943	ANDROS SEAFARER	7197	1957	Transmarine Nav Inc.
	542237	2244681	1943	SAN PABLO	7197	1963	Caroline Nav Inc.
	542237	2244681	1943	SAN PABLO	7197	1966	Narrows Nav Inc.

"Andros Seafarer", ex. "Niborio", ex. "Seabrave", ex. "Mostank", ex. "Paul Tulane", ex. "Kangaroo", ex. "Paul Tulane",

at Vancouver, Canada, March 2nd, 1958.

( Photo Copyright Walter E. Frost )