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Sachem (1) - (1943-1964)
The first Sachem, was built May 1943 by Bethlehem Steel Shipyard, Sparrows Point, MD.,# 523, for, Socony-Vacuum Oil Co., Inc., USA.
1955 - Socony Mobil Oil Co., Inc., New York
1962 - Chas. Kurz & Co., Inc. (Keystone Shipping Co., Inc.), Wilmington, Del.
- midship house removed and transferred to MEADOWBROOK
1963 - Hudson Waterways Corp., New York (laid up)
Broken up at Santander 1964, arrived 28.09.1964 in tow, work began 18.11.1964.
( Photo thanks to Les Wilson )
"Sachem"
LOA 5017", Beam 68', Depth 37'
16,543 DWT, 1133,813 bbls
Bethlehem turbines, cross-compound, Falk reduction gears, developing 7000 SHP at 85 RPM 15.0 knots
Launched 28 April 1943 at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Sparrows Point, Maryland, by Mrs Cordelia F. Fentress,
widow of chief engineer Albert R. Fentress, who lost his life in the torpedoing of Java Arrow in 1942.
Commissioned 27May 1943.
Among the Indians of Massachusetts, the name Sachem applied to the supreme ruler of a territory inhabited
by a certain number of tribes. He was thus a chief of chiefs.
Under government requisition, Sachem served in transatlantic convoys to the UK and the Mediterranean from 1943
to 1944.
From 1945 until the end of the war, she operated in India, Australia and the Pacific Islands. She was returned to
Socony-Vacuum in November 1945 at Portland, Maine.
T3-S-A1
Built May 1943 by Bethlehem Steel Shipyard, Sparrows Point, MD.,
as "Sachem (1) - (1943-1964)" # 523, for, Socony-Vacuum Oil Co., Inc., USA.
1955 - Socony Mobil Oil Co., Inc., New York
1962 - Chas. Kurz & Co., Inc. (Keystone Shipping Co., Inc.), Wilmington, Del.
- midship house removed and transferred to MEADOWBROOK
1963 - Hudson Waterways Corp., New York (laid up)
Broken up at Santander 1964, arrived 28.09.1964 in tow, work began 18.11.1964.
The Miramar Ship Index for "SACHEM"
IDNo:
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2243525
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Year:
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1943
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Name:
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SACHEM
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Launch Date:
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28.04.1943
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Type:
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Tanker
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Date of completion:
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05.1943
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Flag:
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USA
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Keel:
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DWT:
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16100
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Yard No:
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4385
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Length overall:
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152.9
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Ship Design:
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T3-S-A1
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LPP:
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148.6
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Country of build:
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USA
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Beam:
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20.7
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Builder:
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Bethlehem
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Sparrow's Point
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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1ST-15
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Owner as Completed:
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Socony-Vacuum Oil Co Inc., New York
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Subsequent History:
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Disposal Data:
Scrapped at Santander 28.09.1964.
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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Owner
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243525
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2243525
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1943
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SACHEM
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9910
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Socony-Vacuum Oil Co Inc.
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