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Bayonne - (1919-1945)
"Bayonne" was built in 1919, sold for scrap in 1945.
( Photo thanks to John Curdy )
"Bayonne", inbound, August 23rd, 1942.( Photo US Coast Guard )
Bayonne
LOA 206 ' 8 " Beam 35 ' 5 " Depth 17 ' 4"
1650 DWT, 12,354 bbLs
Mclntosh-Seymour diesel 6-cylinder 16" x 24", 10 knots
Built 1919 at Tank Shipbuilding Corporation, Newburgh, New York, for Vacuum. Entered Socony's fleet by merger in 1931.
bayonne, as seen by her hull dimensions and deadweight tonnage, was a small coastal tanker. When she entered Socony's
fleet she was reclassified as a self-propelled barge, and as such she worked with our Inland Waterways fleet alongLong
Island Sound and the Hudson River.
She was sold in August 1945.
The Miramar Ship Index for "BAYONNE"
IDNo:
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2218735
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Year:
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1919
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Name:
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BAYONNE
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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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Flag:
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USA
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Date of completion:
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08.1919
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Tons:
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1111
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Link:
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-
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DWT:
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Yard No:
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112
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Length overall:
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Ship Design:
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LPP:
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63.0
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Country of build:
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USA
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Beam:
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10.8
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Builder:
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Tank SB Corp.
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Newburgh
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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1D-9
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Subsequent History:
-
Disposal Data:
Deleted 1950.
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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218735
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2218735
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1919
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BAYONNE
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1111
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Vacuum Oil Co Inc.
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218735
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2218735
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1919
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BAYONNE
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1111
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1931
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Standard-Vacuum Tptn Co Inc.
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218735
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2218735
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1919
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BAYONNE
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1111
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1935
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Socony-Vacuum Oil Co Inc.
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