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Stanvac Calcutta (2)
T3-S-A1
Built September 1944 by Bethlehem Steel Shipyard, Sparrows Point, MD.,
as "Stanvac Calcutta" # 1680, for U.M.S.C.
1944 Sold private to Standard Vacuum Transportation Co., Ltd.
1961 Sold and renamed "Union Venus", China Union Lines.
1962 Converted to a bulker.
1975 Scrapped.
( See photos below )
The Miramar Ship Index for "STANVAC CALCUTTA"
IDNo:
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5373361
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Year:
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1944
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Name:
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STANVAC CALCUTTA
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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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31.07.1944
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Flag:
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PAN
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Date of completion:
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09.1944
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Tons:
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9933
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Link:
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-
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DWT:
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16100
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Yard No:
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4424
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Length overall:
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152.9
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Ship Design:
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T3-S-A1
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LPP:
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148.6
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Country of build:
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USA
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Beam:
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20.7
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Builder:
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Bethlehem
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Sparrow's Point
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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1ST-15
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|
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Subsequent History:
1961 UNION VENUS -
[ 1962 Lg 170.7 x 22.9m, 13783 grt & converted to bulk carrier ]
Disposal Data:
Scrapped at Kaohsiung 18.08.1975. [By Nan Feng Steel Enterprise Co., Ltd. ]
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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Registered Owner
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|
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5373361
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1944
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STANVAC CALCUTTA
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9933
|
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Petroleum Sg., Co., Ltd.
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1619
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5373361
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5373361
|
1944
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UNION VENUS
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13783
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1961
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International Union Lines Ltd.
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The second "Stanvac Calcutta", location and date unknown.( Photo Copyright Allan Green )
"Stanvac Calcutta", location and date unknown.
( Photo Copyright Clive A Fisher )
"Stanvac Calcutta", source, location and date unknown.
( Photo Copyright Reserved )
"Stanvac Calcutta", loading or unloading, source, location and date unknown.
"Union Venus", ex. "Stanvac Calcutta" after rebuilding as a bulk carrier, at Vancouver, Canada, June 10th, 1970. (Photo Walter E. Frost)
"Stanvac Calcutta (2)", Status Card.