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T2-SE-A1
 
 "War Bonnet".
 
"Caltex Pernis" ex. "War Bonnet".
 
"Caltex Pernis" ex. "War Bonnet".
 
"Caltex Pernis" ex. "War Bonnet".
 
"Caltex Pernis" ex. "War Bonnet".
 
"Caltex Pernis" ex. "War Bonnet".
 
"Caltex Pernis" ex. "War Bonnet".
"Caltex Pernis" ex. "War Bonnet".
 
"Caltex Pernis" ex. "War Bonnet".
 
"Caltex Pernis" ex. "War Bonnet", maindeck with Loading- and Discharging Manifold.

WAR BONNET, T2-SE-A1
History :
Built by Alabama Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Co., Mobile, Alabama.
Yardnumber 332. UMSC No. 2057. Off. nr. 247536.
Keel laid 01-01-1945. Launched 05-03-1945. Completed 30-03-1945. Gr. 10172 t., Net. 6423 t., Dw. 16613 t. L.o.a. 159,57 m., Br. 20,78 m., Dr. 11,93 m. Engine: 2 steam turbines, manufactured by General Electric Company, Lynn, Massachussetts. 7240 B.h.p., 5401 kW. Speed 15 knots. 26 Tanks.
History:
WAR BONNET-1945 completed for United States War Shipping Administration, Mobile, Alabama, USA.
WAR BONNET-1947 for Overseas Tankship Corporation, Panama.
CALTEX PERNIS-1950 for N.V. Nederlandsche Pacific Tankvaart Maatschappij, The Hague, Netherlands.
Additional Reports:
Reported Caltex Pernis sold to shipbreakers in Japan. Arrived Hirao 13 Mar. 1967 to be broken up, work began 15 Apr. 1967. [ By Matsukura Kaiji KK ]