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Carl R. Grey
Z-ET1-S-C3
CARL R. GRAY, USA, 1T
7,243 GRT for U. S. War Shipping Administration, Los Angeles, 422.8 x 57.0
Tanker built by California Shipbuilding Corp., Los Angeles, (12/1943), #T27, 244729
12/1943 - GEMSBOK U. S. Navy (IX-117)
05/1946 - CARL R. GRAY U. S. Maritime Commission, Los Angeles
1948 - ALPHA Maris Transportation System, Inc. Wilmington, Del. [c/o T. J. Stevenson & Co., N.Y.]
1951 - STRATHBAY Strathmore Shipping Co., Inc., New York [John Theo. & A. T. Vatis]
1953 - converted to dry cargo vessel by Savannah Machine & Foundry Co., 7,246 grt, deliverd 4/53
1955 - COLUMBIA TRADER Standard Steamship Corp. (West Coast SS. Co.), Portland, Ore.
1959 - West Coast Steamship Co., Portland, Ore.
1963 - PILOT ROCK Saxis Steamship Co., Inc. (Columbia SS. Co., Inc.), Wilmington, Del. (Portland, Ore.)
1965 - U. S. Dept. of Commerce, Wilmington, Del.
Broken up at Portland, Ore., 1st quarter 1966, by American Ship Dismantlers, Inc., deliverd 10.03.1966 from Astoria Reserve Fleet
( See photos below )
The Miramar Ship Index for "CARL R. GRAY"
IDNo:
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5077383
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Year:
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1943
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Name:
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CARL R. GRAY
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Keel:
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13.10.1943
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Type:
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Tanker
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Launch Date:
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09.11.1943
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Flag:
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USA
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Date of completion:
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03.12.1943
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Tons:
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7243
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Link:
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-
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DWT:
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10674
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Yard No:
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T27
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Length overall:
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134.6
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Ship Design:
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Z-ET1-S-C3
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LPP:
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126.8
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Country of build:
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USA
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Beam:
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17.3
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Builder:
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California SB Corp.
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Terminal Is
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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1T-11
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Subsequent History:
1943 GEMSBOK - 1946 CARL R.GRAY - 1948 ALPHA - 1951 STRATHBAY -
[ 1953 converted to cargo ship, 7246 grt / 11045 dwt ] -
1955 COLUMBIA TRADER - 1963 PILOT ROCK
Disposal Data:
Scrapped at Portland, Ore., 10.03.1966. [ By American Ship Dismantlers Inc. ]
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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244729
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5077383
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1943
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CARL R. GRAY
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7243
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U.S. Govt.
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IX-117
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5077383
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1943
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GEMSBOK
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7243
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1943
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U.S. Navy
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244729
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5077383
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1943
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CARL R. GRAY
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7243
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1946
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U.S. Govt.
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244729
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5077383
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1943
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ALPHA
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7243
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1948
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Maris Tptn System Inc.
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244729
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5077383
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1943
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STRATHBAY
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7243
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1951
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Strathmore Sg Co Inc
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244729
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5077383
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1943
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COLUMBIA TRADER
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7246
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1955
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Standard SS Corp.
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244729
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5077383
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5077383
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1943
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COLUMBIA TRADER
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7246
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1959
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West Coast SS Co.
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244729
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5077383
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5077383
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1943
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PILOT ROCK
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7246
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1963
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Saxis SS Co Inc.
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244729
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5077383
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5077383
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1943
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PILOT ROCK
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7246
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1965
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U.S. Govt.
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"Gemsbok (IX-117), ex. Carl R. Grey at Leyte, Philippines, 1945.
( Photo US Navy )
Gemsbok II (IX-117)
The second Gemsbok (IX-117) was launched as Carl R. Gray 9 November 1943 by the California Shipbuilding Corp., Wilmington,
Calif.; sponsored by Miss E. Jeffers; acquired and simultaneously commissioned 3 December 1943, Commander A. H. Kooistra, USNR, in command. The ship was renamed Gemsbok upon acqusition.
Gemsbok sailed 12 January 1944 for the Marshall Islands and until May 1945 delivered fuel oil, aviation gasoline, and lube oil to warships in that archipelago and in the Marianas. Her principal base of operations was Eniwetok but in addition Gemsbok supplied fuel at Majuro and Kwajalein, and from 5 July to 16 September 1944 was at Saipan servicing ships engaged in the capture and occupation of bases in the Marianas.
She sailed from Eniwetok 11 May 1945 with fuel oil for Leyte, arriving 25 May via Ulithi. After Ulithi, she sailed from Leyte 29 September for Okinawa and Hiro Wan, Japan, where she put in 16 October. Gemsbok continued her fueling duties at Nagoya and subsequently sailed for the United States 20 December, reaching Norfolk 28 February 1946 via San Diego and Mobile, Ala. Decommissioned there 30 April 1946, Gemsbok was stricken from the Navy List 8 May 1946 and subsequently sold to Maris Transportation System Inc. and in 1948 renamed Alpha.
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