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Stanvac Palembang (2)
T3-S-A1
Built January 1945 by Bethlehem Steel Shipyard, Sparrows Point, MD.,
as "Stanvac Palembang (2)" # 1681, for U.M.S.C.
1962 - GILIA, International Union Marine Corp., Monrovia, [Y. C. Cheng], LI, 1655
converted to bulk carrier and lengthened by replacement of bow and cargo section with new forebody
built by Nippon Kokan K.K., Tsurumi, fitted at Yokohama, resulting vessel 13,763 grt, 560.3 x 75.2'
delivered. 11/1962.
Broken up at Kaohsiung 1977 by Tung Ho Steel Enterprise Corp.,
arrived 11.04.1977, work began 14.05.1977.
( See photos below )
The Miramar Ship Index for "STANVAC PALEMBANG"
IDNo:
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5615854
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Year:
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1945
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Name:
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STANVAC PALEMBANG
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Launch Date:
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25.11.1944
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Type:
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Tanker
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Date of completion:
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01.1945
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Flag:
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PAN
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Keel:
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DWT:
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16100
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Yard No:
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4425
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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 crews/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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1ST-15
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|
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Owner as Completed:
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Petroleum Sg Co Ltd, Panama
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Subsequent History:
[ 1962 Lg 170.7 x 22.9m, 13763 grt & converted to bulk carrier ]
1962 GILIA
Disposal Data:
Scrapped at Kaohsiung 11.04.1977.
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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Name change
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Main Owner
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|
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5615854
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1945
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STANVAC PALEMBANG
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9933
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Petroleum Sg Co.
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1655
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5615854
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1945
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GILIA
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13783
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1962
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Y.C. Cheng
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Vessel Name:
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STANVAC PALEMBANG
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Vessel ID:
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500116311
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Vessel Type:
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Steamship
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Tonnage:
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9,933 gross
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Owner:
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STANDARD VACUUM TRANSPORTATION CO. LTD.
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Built:
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1945
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Engine:
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Steamship
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Date of Fate:
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1977
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Type of Fate:
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Broken up
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Abstract:
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Renamed GILIA-1962.
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"Stanvac Palembang (2)".
( Collection Norman Hardaker )
"Stanvac Palembang" (2).( Photo Copyright Reserved )
"Stanvac Palembang (2)", photo taken on the Brisbane River Queensland in the mid to late 1940's.
"Gilia", ex. "Stanvac Palembang (2)", as a bulker in Tokyo, Japan in August 1975.
It was a very hot and hazy summer day, so a low quality photo.
( Photo by Gerhard Mueller-Debus )