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Esso Portland (1)/ Dartmouth
T3-S-A1
Built November 1943 by Bethlehem Steel Shipyard, Sparrows Point, MD.,
as "Esso Portland (I)" # 521, for Standard Oil Co., NJ.
1943 Completed as "Dartmouth", U.S.War Shipping Administration, Baltimore, USA.
1951 Renamed "Esso Brooklyn", Esso Shipping Co., USA.
1972 Scrapped at Castellon 09.1972.
( See photos below )
The Miramar Ship Index for "ESSO PORTLAND (I) / DARTMOUTH"
IDNo:
2243127
Year:
1943
Name:
DARTMOUTH
Launch Date:
14.01.1943
Type:
Tanker
Date of completion:
19.04.1943
Flag:
USA
Keel:
02.09.1942

Ton:
9879
Link:
-
DWT:
16100
Yard No:
4383
Length overall:
152.9
Ship Design:
T3-S-A1
LPP:
148.6
Country of build:
USA
Beam:
20.7
Builder:
Bethlehem
Material of build:
Location of yard:
Sparrow's Point
Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
1ST-15

Subsequent History:
[ Launched as ESSO PORTLAND] - 1943 DARTMOUTH -
1951 ESSO BROOKLYN

Disposal Data:
Scrapped at Castellon 05.06.1972

History:
ON  
ID  
Year
Name  
Tons  
Change  
Main Owner
243127
2243127
1943
ESSO PORTLAND
9879
1943
Standard Oil Co., NJ.
243127
2243127
1943
DARTMOUTH
9879
U.S. Govt.
243127
2243127
1943
ESSO BROOKLYN
9879
1951
Esso Sg Co.

 See also : Convoy-Routes Dartmouth in WW2

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 Built as "Esso Portland (1)" completed as "Dartmouth" in 1943. Renamed as "Esso Brooklyn" in 1951.
Seen here loading Planes on deck, for distant battle areas. Scrapped in 1972.
 "Dartmouth", ex. "Esso Portland (1)". Portside view under way August 1943.
( Photo US Coast Guard )
 "Dartmouth", ex. "Esso Portland (1)". Portside view inbound, October 6th, 1943.
( Photo US Coast Guard )
 "Dartmouth", ex. "Esso Portland (1)". Starboard view anchored, November 9th, 1943.
( Photo US Coast Guard )
 "Dartmouth", ex. "Esso Portland (1)". Starboard outbound, December 10th, 1943.
( Photo US Coast Guard )
 
 "Dartmouth" on on November 26thth 1943 off the coast of North Carolina. Owned by Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey and operated by Owner under WSA Service Agreement Form TCA (Time Charter Agreement).
( Photo courtesy : National Archives )
The SS "Dartmouth" discharging cargo at Paulsboro, NJ.
 
The SS "Dartmouth" in Esso colours.
"Esso Brooklyn", ex. "Dartmouth" source, location and date unknown.
 "Esso Brooklyn", ex. "Dartmouth, location and date unknown.
( Esso Photo )
 
"Esso Brooklyn", ex. "Dartmouth", loading on the Caripito river.
( Photo thanks to Alberto Garcia )
 
"Esso Brooklyn", ex. "Dartmouth", anchored in Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro 1960.
( Photo thanks to Alberto Garcia )
 
"Esso Brooklyn", ex. "Dartmouth", location and date unknown.
 "Dartmouth", ex. "Esso Portland (1)", Status Card.