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Algonquin - (1920-1941)
"Alonquin", was built in 1920, sold for scrap in 1953 to Japan.
( Photo thanks to John Curdy )
Algonquin
LOA 435 ', Beam 56 ', Depth 33 '6 " 10,770 DWT, 76,281 bbls Triple expansion engine 48 " stroke 2600 IHP
Launched 23 August and commissioned 2 November 1920 at the Union Works, Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, San Francisco, California. Algonquin turned in 33 years of service, unbroken except for periodic overhauls for upkeep and repair. She saw foreign service until late 1925, then settled down to coastal and inter-coastal domesticity. In May 1941, she was transferred by sale to the Panamanian fleet of the Standard-Vacuum Oil Company. Five months later, in October 1941, she was turned over to the British and served that flag throughout the war. Early in 1946 she was returned to Panamanian registry and to Stanvac use.
In 1953 Algonquin was sold for the value of her steel.
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Additional information Starke & Schell registers :
ALGONQUIN - 1920 USA 1T (aft) (11)
7,229 GRT for Standard Transportation Co. of Delaware, New York, 435.0 x 56.0
Tanker built by Bethlehem SB. Corp., Alameda, Calif. (11) #5304 220815
1931 - Standard-Vacuum Transportation Co., Inc., Wilmington, Del.
1935 - Socony-Vacuum Oil Co., Inc., New York
1941 - Petroleum Shipping Co., Ltd., London, [Stanvac], BR, 168232
1946 - s/o, Panama, PA
Broken up in Japan 1953, left Manila 16.3.1953 in tow for Hikari.
The Miramar Ship Index for "ALGONQUIN"
IDNo:
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2220815
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Year:
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1920
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Name:
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ALGONQUIN
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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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23.08.1920
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Flag:
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USA
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Date of completion:
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11.1920
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Tons:
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7229
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Link:
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1644
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DWT:
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Yard No:
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5304
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Length overall:
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Ship Design:
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LPP:
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132.6
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Country of build:
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USA
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Beam:
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17.1
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Builder:
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Bethlehem SB Corp.
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Alameda
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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1T-11
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Subsequent History:
-
Disposal Data:
Scrapped at Hikari 04.1953.
History:
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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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220815
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2220815
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1920
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ALGONQUIN
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7229
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Standard Tptn Co of Delaware
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220815
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2220815
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1920
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ALGONQUIN
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7229
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1931
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Standard-Vacuum Tptn Co Inc.
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220815
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2220815
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1920
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ALGONQUIN
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7229
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1935
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Socony-Vacuum Oil Co Inc.
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168232
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2220815
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1920
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ALGONQUIN
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7229
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1941
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Petroleum Sg Co Ltd.
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2220815
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1920
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ALGONQUIN
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7229
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1946
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Petroleum Sg Co Ltd.
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