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Esso Cardiff (1) - (1947-1954)
Launching of the "Halls of Montezuma", on July 21th,1945.An amazing color photo taken by Grant Ridley, who was a photographer at Kaiser's Swan Island
shipyard in Portland Oregon, during WWII.
( Thanks to his son Richard Ridley )
"Esso Cardiff", ex. "Halls of Montezuma".
"Esso Cardiff", ex. "Halls of Montezuma".
( Photo collection Morten Bjørndalen )
"Esso Cardiff", ex. "Halls of Montezuma".
"Esso Cardiff", ex. "Halls of Montezuma".
A poor quality photo of the "Esso Cardiff".
"Esso Cardiff", ex. "Halls of Montezuma".
"Aquitanis", ex. "Esso Cardiff" ex. "Halls of Montezuma".
( Photo Copyright Walter E. Frost )
"Andros Neptune", ex. "Aquitanis", ex. "Esso Cardiff" ex. "Halls of Montezuma".
Pictured following conversion to an ore/oil carrier in the later 1950s, owned by Lorca Shipping,
and managed by Goulandris Bros, London and Piraeus. Upon conversion from a tanker,
she became one of the first, if not the first, ore/oil carriers, which became quite trendy
from the 1960s.
Pump room "Esso Cardiff", with stripping pump.Additional Information:
Ship Index for
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HALLS OF MONTEZUMA
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ID or IMO No
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UMSC No. 2427, Off. nr. 248354.
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Year built
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1945
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Name
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HALLS OF MONTEZUMA
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Flag
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USA
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Owner
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United States War Shipping Adm. (War Emergency Tankers, Portland, Oregon, under GAA. Standard-Oil Co. (New Jersey) as Agents)
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Type
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Tanker
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Tons
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10448
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DWT
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16613
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LOA
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159.6
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LPP
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153.3
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Beam
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20.7
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Dept
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11.93
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Draft
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9.10
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Mach. /Speed
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1TE-15.0
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Propulsion
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2 steam turbines, manufactured by General Electric Co., Lynn, Massachussetts
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Power
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7240 B.h.p., 5401 kW.
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Design
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T2-SE-A1
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Builder
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Kaiser Co.Inc., Swan Island.
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Yard
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Portland, Oregon.
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Yard No
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144
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Built in
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USA
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Keel
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08.05.1945
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Launch
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21.07.1945
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Compl.
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09.08.1945
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History
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1946 HALLS OF MONTEZUMA - Transferred to Reserve Fleet, for Lay-up, Mobile, Alabama.
1947a HALLS OF MONTEZUMA - Trinidad Corp., Portland, Oregon, under GAA.
1947b ESSO CARDIFF - for Anglo American Oil Co., Ltd., London, Great Britain.
1955 AQUITANIUS - for Lorca Cia Naviera SA,, Monrovia, Liberia.
1955 Aquitanius lengthened, widened converted into ore/oil carrier in 1955, Delivered Nov. 1955. New dimensions, 8 holds, 8 Hatches., 172,0 m o.a., 11564 grt.
1956 ANDROS NEPTUNE - for Lorca Cia Naviera SA., Monrovia, Liberia.
1960a SKOPELOS - for Vicalvaro Cia Naviera SA., Pireaus, Greece.
1960b TRANSWARREN - for Cia Naviera Patagonia, Monrovia, Liberia.
1961 TRANSWARREN - for Transeastern Associates Inc., New York, USA.
1962 NIAGARA - for Sea Transport Inc., New York, USA.
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End
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1965
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Disposal
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Niagara sold to shipbreakers in Spain. Arrived Castellon 29 Oct. 1965 to be broken up. [By Desquaces Incolesa]
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