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Rio Bravo
T1-M-BT1
Mattawee Class Gasoline Tanker.
Built September 1943 by Walter Butler ShipBuilders, Inc., Duluth MN., as "Rio Bravo" # 732, for U.M.S.C.
1,141 BRT, for Ministry of War Transport (bb) (F. T. Everard & Sons, Ltd., mgrs.), London, 209.7 x 37.0
Tanker built by Barnes-Duluth SB. Co., Duluth, Minn., (9/43), #10
1944 Torpedoed by German E-boat while at anchor two miles north of Ostend, Belgium, pier,
in position 51.17N x 02.58E, on November 2. Fourteen lives lost; survivors rescued by HMS KERNOT
(Royal Navy/Belgian Section).
( See photos below )
The Miramar Ship Index for "RIO BRAVO"
IDNo:
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1169645
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Year:
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1943
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Name:
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RIO BRAVO
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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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24.03.1943
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Flag:
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GBR
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Date of completion:
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09.1943
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Tons:
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1124
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Link:
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-
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DWT:
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1600
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Yard No:
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10
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Length overall:
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67.4
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Ship Design:
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T1-M-A1
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LPP:
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63.9
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Country of build:
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USA
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Beam:
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11.3
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Builder:
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Barnes-Duluth SB Co.
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Duluth
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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1D-10
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Subsequent History:
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Disposal Data:
Torpedoed 51.16.3 N / 2.53.6 E on 2.11.1944 (14 dead )
[ Voyage Ostend-Southend, ballast ]
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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Starke
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Ref.
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Registered Owner
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169645
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1169645
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1943
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RIO BRAVO
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1124
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-
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V1942/4
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#46
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British Govt.
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"Rio Bravo" during construction at Barnes-Duluth Shipbuilding Co.
"Rio Bravo".
Additional information :
Registry & Rig Information
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Vessel Name:
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RIO BRAVO
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Nationality
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U.S.A.
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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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1141.00
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Vessel Width:
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37.00
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Net Tonnage:
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0.00
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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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00010
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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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1943
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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-Minister of War Transport; F.T. Everard/Sons, Lts., Mgr London, Great Britain
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1943 - 1944
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U.S.A.
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Disposition
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Torpedoed by German E-boat while at anchor two miles north of Ostend, Belgium, pier, in position 51.17N x 02.58E, on November 2, 1944. Fourteen lives lost; survivors rescued by HMS KERNOT (Royal Navy/Belgian Section).
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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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