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Esso Bristol (1) - (1946-1954)
The first "Esso Bristol" was build in 1944 as "Sandy Creek".
( Basil Harris @ MPB Private Collection )
"Esso Bristol", ex. "Sandy Creek".
"Perseo", ex. "North Duke", ex. "Esso Bristol", ex. "Sandy Creek".
( Photo Copyright Morten Bjorndalen )
Additional Information:
The Miramar Ship Index for
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SANDY CREEK
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ID or IMO No
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5275131 UMSC No. 1760. Official nr. 246559.
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Year built
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1944
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Name
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SANDY CREEK
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Flag
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USA
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Owner
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United States War Shipping Adm. (Barber Asphalt Co., 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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153.30
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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-15.0
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Type of 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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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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399
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Country built
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USA
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Keel
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24.05.1944
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Launch
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11.0.4194
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Completed
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26.09.1944
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Subsequent History
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1946a SANDY CREEK - Transferred to Reserve Fleet, for Lay-up, Lee Hall, Virginia.
1946b SANDY CREEK - Keystone Shipping Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, under GAA.
1946c ESSO BRISTOL - for Anglo-American Oil Co., Ltd., London, Great Britain.
1951 ESSO BRISTOL - for Esso Petroleum Co., Ltd., London, Great Britain.
1954 NORTH DUKE - for Diana Compania Naviera S.A., Monrovia, Liberia.
1955 PERSEO - for Sicula Oceanica S.A., Palermo, Italy.
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End
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1963
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Disposal Data
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Perseo sold to shipbreakers in Italy. Arrived A.R.D.E.M. S.p.A., Vado Ligure 8 May 1963 to be broken up. [By A.R.D.E.M. S.p.A.]
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