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Bulklube
T3-S-BF1
( See photos below )
The Miramar Ship Index for
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BULKLUBE
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IDNo / IMO
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5339030
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Year
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1943
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Name
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BULKLUBE
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Flag
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USA
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Owner
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U. S. War Shipping Administration (National Bulk Carriers Inc., Norfolk, Va. (D.K. Ludwig)
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Type
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Tanker
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Tons
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11016
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DWT
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18320
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LOA
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157.3
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LPP
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152.4
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Beam
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21.3
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Dept
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??
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Draft
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??
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Machinery
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1ST-15.5
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Power
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7500 HP
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ShipDesign
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T3-S-BF1
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Builder
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Welding Shipyard, Inc.
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Yard
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Norfolk, Va.
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Yard No
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14
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Country built
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USA
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Keel
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04.07.1943
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Launch
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02.10.1943
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Completed
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11.12.1943
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Subsequent History
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1943 BULKLUBE - Sold onder Act 1936, to National Bulk Carriers Inc., Norfolk, Va. (D.K. Ludwig)
1944 BULKLUBE - Homeport changed to New York, NY. (D.K. Ludwig)
1962 START POINT - Kulukundis Maritime Ind., Inc., New York, NY.
1963 FREEPORT - Blidberg Rothchild Co.
1963 FREEPORT - Transferred to Maritime Administration, Marcus Hook, Pe.
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End
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1963
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Disposal Data
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Scrapped at Hamburg by Eckhardt & Co. G.m.b.H., arrived 12.08.1963.
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"Bulklube" inbound, January 9th, 1944.(Photo US Coast Guard)
"Bulklube" outbound, January 12th, 1944.(Photo US Coast Guard)
"Bulklube", source, location and date unknown.
"Bulklube", location and date unknown.
( Photo by Arthur P. Cooley )
"Bulklube", rides out heavy seas during the tropical storm 130 miles southeast of Galveston.
Photo taken from Navy hurricane hunter plane.
( ACME Telephoto )
"Bulklube", Status Card