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Esso Purfleet (1) - (1947-1963)
See also : On board photos "Esso Purfleet (1)"
T2-SE-A1Built July 1944 by Sun Shipbuilding Company, Chester, Pennsylvania,
as "Ridgefield" # 1746, for U.S.M.C.
"Esso Purfleet (1)", ex. "Ridgefield".
"Esso Purfleet".
"Esso Purfleet (1)", ex. "Ridgefield".
"Esso Purfleet".
"Esso Purfleet" in 1947, when she was flagged into the UK fleet. "Esso Purfleet" Fotoflyte photo.
Additional Information:
The Miramar Ship Index for
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RIDGEFIELD
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ID or IMO No
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5108273, UMSC No. 1746, Official nr. 246182.
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Year built
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1944
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Name
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RIDGEFIELD
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Flag
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USA
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Owner
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United States War Shipping Adm. (Marine Transport Lines Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, under GAA)
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Type
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Tanker
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Tons
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10296
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DWT
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16613
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LOA
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159.57
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LPP
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153.3
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Beam
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20.78
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Dept
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11.93
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Draft
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9.31
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Machinery / Speed
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1TE-15 knots.
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Type of propulsion
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2 steam turbines, manufactured by Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co., Pittsburgh
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Power
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7240 B.h.p., 5401 kW.
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ShipDesign
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T2-SE-A1
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Builder
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Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co.
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Yard
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Chester, Pennsylvania
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Yard No
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442
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Country built
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USA
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Keel
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23.03.1944
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Launch
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07.07.1944
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Completed
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22.07.1944
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Subsequent History
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1946a RIDGEFIELD - Transferred to Reserve Fleet, for Lay-up, Lee Hall, Virginia.
1946b RIDGEFIELD - Keystone Shipping Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, under GAA.
1947 ESSO PURFLEET - for Anglo-American Oil Co., Ltd., London, Great Britain.
1951 ESSO PURFLEET - for Esso Petroleum Co., Ltd., London, Great Britain.
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End
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1963
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Disposal Data
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Esso Purfleet sold to shipbreakers in Belgium. Arrived Willebroek, Belgium 23 Aug. 1963 to be broken up. [By Scrappingco S.A.]
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