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Walnut Bend
T1-M-A1
"Walnut Bend".
( Bowling Green State University )
WALNUT BEND, T1-M-A1
Built by Barnes-Duluth Shipbuilding Company, Duluth, Minnesota. Yardnumber 11. USMC Nr. 733.
Keel laid 05-08-1942.Launched 28-04-1943. Completed 20-10-1943. Official nr. 169751.
Gr. 1220 t., Net. 695 t., Dw. 1450 t.
L.o.a. 68,68 m., Br. 11,39 m., Dr. 4,06 m. Lloyds Register (IMO) or ID nr. 1169751.
Engine: 5 cyl 2SA 405 x 510 oil engine, manufactured by Fairbanks, Morse & Company, Beloit, Wisconsin. 860 B.h.p., 642 kW.
Speed 10 knots. 12 Tanks. Derricks: 1 x 3 t. Call sign:
History:
WALNUT BEND -1943 for Ministry Of War Transport (M.O.W.T.), London, Great Britain.
WALNUT BEND -1945 for Ministry Of War Transport (M.O.W.T.), London, Great Britain, s/o (Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co., Ltd., mgrs.)
WALNUT BEND -1946 for U. S. Maritime Commission, USA.
YUNG WEI -1946 for Chinese Government, Shanghai, China.
YUNG WEI - 1947 for China Tanker Company Ltd., Shanghai, China.
CHIEH SHE 2 - 1950 for Chinese Goverment, Shanghai, China.
DA QING 2 - 1955 for Chinese Goverment, Shanghai, China.
CASUALTY REPORTS.
Reported DA QING 2 deleted from Lloyds Register 1992. Existence in doubt, no further info.
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