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Tarascon
T1-M-BT2
Rincon Class Gasoline Tanker
Built July 1945 by Todd Houston S.B. Corp. Houston as "Tarascon" # 2636, for U.M.S.C.
1945: „TARASCON", Ministry of Transport (British Tanker Co. Ltd.), London in bare boat charter from
U.S. War Shipping Administration .
11.1947 Sold to N.V. Standard-Vacuum Tankvaart Maatschappij, 's Gravenhage.
1948 Renamed : „STANVAC TALANG AKAR", callsign PHSM.
1959: „STANVAC TALANG AKAR" Petroleum Shipping Services Co. Inc., Panama.
1963: „ESSO ADVANCE", Luzon Stevedoring Co., Manila.
1972: „LSCO PEGASUS", Luzon Stevedoring Co., Manila.
03.1963 Lengthened at Nippon Kokan K.K., Yokohama with 17,37 meter and rebuilt as LPG-tanker.
After 28.04.1973 scrapped by Tai Kien Industry Co. Ltd., Kaohsiung.
( See photos below )
The Miramar Ship Index for "TARASCON"
IDNo:
1180617
Year:
1945
Name:
TARASCON
Keel:
Type:
Tanker
Launch Date:
11.04.1945
Flag:
GBR
Date of completion:
07.1945

Tons:
3235
Link:
-
DWT:
4205
Yard No:
209
Length overall:
99.1
Ship Design:
T1-M-BT2
LPP:
94.2
Country of build:
USA
Beam:
14.6
Builder:
Todd-Houston
Material of build:
Location of yard:
Houston
Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
1D-10

Subsequent History:
1947 TALANG AKAR -1948 STANVAC TALANG AKAR - 1962 ESSO TALANG AKAR -
1963 ESSO ADVANCE - [ 1963 Lg 112.3 m, 3930 grt, converted to partial LPG tanker ] -
1972 LSCO PEGASUS

Disposal Data:
Scrapped at Kaohsiung 28.04.1973

History :
ON
LR/IMO
ID
Year
Name
Tons
Change
Main Owner
180617
1180617
1945
TARASCON
3235
British Govt
1180617
1945
TALANG AKAR
3235
1947
Standard Vacuum Tank
1180617
1945
STANVAC TALANG AKAR
3235
1948
Standard Vacuum Tank
1180617
1945
ESSO TALANG AKAR
3235
1962
Panama Tpt Co
1180617
1945
ESSO ADVANCE
3930
1963
Panama Tpt Co
213597
1180617
1945
LSCO PEGASUS
3930
1972
Luzon Stevedoring Co

"Stanvac Talang Akar", ex. "Tarascon", source, location and date unknown.
"Stanvac Talang Akar", ex. "Tarascon" at Palembang 1956, source unknown..
"Stanvac Talang Akar", ex. "Tarascon", source, location and date unknown.
"Esso Advance", ex. "Stanvac Talang Akar", ex. "Tarascon", source, location and date unknown.
 
"Esso Advance", ex. "Stanvac Talang Akar", ex. "Tarascon", source, location and date unknown.
 
"Esso Advance", ex. "Stanvac Talang Akar", ex. "Tarascon", source, location and date unknown.