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Jennings
T1-M-BT1
Mattawee Class Gasoline Tanker.
Built June 1943 by Walter Butler ShipBuilders, Inc., Duluth MN., as "Jennings" # 604, for U.M.S.C.
1947 "Yung Loo", China Tanker Co., Ltd., Keelung, Taiwan China.
1948 "Oil 130", China Tanker Co., Ltd., Keelung, Taiwan China.
1950 "Yung Loo", China Tanker Co., Ltd., Keelung, Taiwan China.
1956 Dropped from Lloyds' Register; presumed scrapped in Taiwan in 1955.
( See photos below )
Original Name
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Jennings (1943-1946 for USMC)
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Imo number
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-
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Year of construction
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1943
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Discarded in
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1948
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Status
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1955 Scrapped
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Class
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T1-M-BT1
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Tonnage
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2.265
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Yard
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Walter Butler ShipBuilders, Inc., Duluth MN.
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Construction number#
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6
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USMC#
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604
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Flag
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USA
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Callsign
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-
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Relations
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No relations to other ships found.
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Extra information
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"Jennings" during construction at Barnes-Duluth Shipbuilding Co.
Additional information :
Registry & Rig Information
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Vessel Name:
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JENNINGS
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Nationality
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U.S.
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Official Number:
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Rig:
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Propeller
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Dimensions & Tonnage
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Vessel Length:
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213.50
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Gross Tonnage:
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1148.00
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Vessel Width:
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37.00
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Net Tonnage:
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732.00
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Vessel Height
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14.50
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Hull Material:
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Steel
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Masts:
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Hull Number:
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00006
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Builder Information
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Place of Built:
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Duluth, MN
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Builder:
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Barnes-Duluth Shipbuilding Co.
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Date of Built
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1942
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Name Changes
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Vessel Name:
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Date:
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Registry
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Official #
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YUNG LOO
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1946 - 1948
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CHINA
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OIL 130
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1948 - 1950
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CHINA
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YUNG LOO
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1950 - 1955
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CHINA
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Ownership Changes
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Owner Name
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Date
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Registry
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Official #
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U.S. Maritime Commission Washington, DC U.S.
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1942 - 1946
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U.S.
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China Tanker Co., Ltd. (China Merchants Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., Mgrs.) Keelung, Taiwan
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1946 - 1955
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CHINA
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Disposition
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Dropped from Lloyds' Register by 1956; presumed scrapped c.1955.
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History
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Built as T1-M-BT1 class tanker for U.S. Maritime Commission. Sent on Lend-Lease to British Ministry of War Transport.
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