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Argon - (1920-1947)
"Argon" during WW2, inbound, July 3rd, 1944.(Photo US Coast Guard)
"Argon" during WW2, anchored, September 6th, 1943.
(Photo US Coast Guard)
"Argon" during WW2, inbound, December 4th, 1942.(Photo US Coast Guard)
"Argon was built in 1920. Scrapped in 1947.
( Photo John L. Lochhead )
Argon - 1920
LOA 435 ' Beam 56 ' Depth 33 '6 ", 10,770 DWT, 76,281 bbls Triple expansion engine 48" stroke 2600 IHP.
Launched 27 December 1919 at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Sparrows Point, Maryland.
Argon was the second of the "A" boats, built to the plans of Acme, with three more to follow.
Argon carried out coastal sea trials, then departed to service our foreign markets all over the globe.
Upon recall in 1930 she settled down on the US east coast and remained there until requisitioned by WSA in April 1942 for WW II service. Although she sailed in transatlantic convoys and supported the US amphibious landings on North Africa, she encountered no enemy action and escaped the perils of a hostile sea.
In February 1944, she was turned over to the government as part of a barter which brought us two new tankers for four old ones. However, Argon remained under operation of Socony-Vacuum through War Emergency Tankers Incorporated until the end of the war, when she was returned to the government and anchored with the surplus fleet on the James River in Virginia.
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Additional information Starke & Schell registers :
ARGON - 1920 USA, 1T (aft), (10½)
6,952 Grt for Standard Transportation Co., Inc., New York 435.6 x 56.2
Tanker built by Bethlehem SB. Corp., Sparrow's Point, Md. (3) #4201 219622
1931 - Standard-Vacuum Transportation Co., Inc., New York
1935 - Socony-Vacuum Oil Co., Inc., New York
1944 - U. S. War Shipping Administration, New York
Broken up at Baltimore 1947 by Boston Metals Co., work began 23.06.1947
The Miramar Ship Index for "ARGON"
IDNo:
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2219622
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Year:
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1920
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Name:
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ARGON
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Launch Date:
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Type:
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Tanker
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Date of completion:
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03.1920
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Flag:
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USA
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Keel:
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Tons:
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6952
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Link:
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-
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DWT:
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Yard No:
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4201
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Length overall:
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Ship Design:
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LPP:
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132.8
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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
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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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1T-10.5
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Subsequent History:
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Disposal Data:
Scrapped at Baltimore 23.06.1947.
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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219622
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2219622
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1920
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ARGON
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6952
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Standard Tptn Co Inc.
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219622
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2219622
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1920
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ARGON
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6952
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1931
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Standard-Vacuum Tptn Co Inc.
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219622
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2219622
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1920
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ARGON
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6952
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1935
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Socony-Vacuum Oil Co Inc.
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219622
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2219622
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1920
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ARGON
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6952
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1944
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U.S. Govt.
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