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Marguerite Finaly (2) - (1933-1942)
See also : Esso Provence (1) - (1949-1959)
"Marguarite Finaly (2)".
(Photo thanks to Jérôme Billard)
"Marguarite Finaly (2)" just before launch at the Cantieri Dell Adriatico (#251), Monfalcone, Italy, shipyard.
"Marguarite Finaly (2)" 1936.( Photo thanks to Jean-Yves Brouard )
"Marguarite Finaly (2)" in dry-dock.( Photo thanks to Jean-Yves Brouard )
"Marguarite Finaly (2)" arrives at Toulon, France, July 1946.( Photo thanks to Jean-Yves Brouard )
"Marguarite Finaly (2)".
The Miramar Ship Index for "MARGUERITE FINALY"
IDNo:
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5607515
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Year:
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1933
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Name:
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MARGUERITE FINALY
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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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22.07.1933
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Flag:
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FRA
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Date of completion:
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12.1933
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Ton:
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12309
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Link:
|
-
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DWT:
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18250
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Yard No:
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251
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Length overall:
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165.2
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Ship Design:
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LPP:
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159.2
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Country of build:
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ITA
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Beam:
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21.4
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Builder:
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Riuniti Adriatico
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Material of build:
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|
Location of yard:
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Monfalcone
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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2D-13
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|
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Subsequent History:
1948 ESSO PROVENCE - 1959 PACIFIC BUILDER -
1962 PACIFIC NAVIGATOR
Disposal Data:
Scrapped at Etajima, completed 05.07.1963.
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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5607515
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1933
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MARGUERITE FINALY
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12309
|
|
Auxiliaire de Tpts
|
|
|
5607515
|
1933
|
TRAPEZ 5
|
12309
|
1942
|
German Navy
|
|
|
5607515
|
1933
|
ESSO PROVENCE
|
12309
|
1949
|
Standard Francaise
|
|
|
5607515
|
1933
|
PACIFIC BUILDER
|
12309
|
1959
|
C.Y. Tung
|
|
|
5607515
|
1933
|
PACIFIC NAVIGATOR
|
12309
|
1962
|
C.Y. Tung
|
Additional information :
MARGUERITE FINALY(2) (1933 -1949) - ESSO PROVENCE (l) (1949 -1955) F.N.N.V.
12309 g. 6012 n. 18250 d.; 165.20 oa-159.18 pp x 21.34 x 11.76 meters (9.29 draught).
Two 6 Cyl. 2S.C.SA. oil engines of 1162 NHP (5000cv) driving twin screws by S.A. Fiat SGM, Turin. 14 k.
12.1933 : completed by Cantieri Dell Adriatico (251), Monfalcone as MARGUERITE FINALY for Ste. Auxiliaire de Transports, Havre.
1938 : owner restyled as Standard Française des Petroles.
20.01.1943 handed over to Germany at Marseilles.
19.02.1943 damaged by HMS SARACEN then on 26.05.1943 by HMS SPORTSMAN.
27.06.1944 scuttled by Germans at Marseilles, northgate of Mirabeau docks.
07.1946 : raised and towed to Toulon for reconditionning by tugs LE FORT and CEPET.
09.1949 : returned to service as ESSO PROVENCE.
1952 owner restyled as Esso-Standard SAF.
1959 sold to Cia. Mar. Asiatic-Panamese S.A.. Panama and renamed PACIFIC BUILDER.
1962 sold to United Overseas Marine Corp., Panama and renamed PACIFIC NAVIGATOR.
05.07.1963 : arrived Japan for breaking up.
Additional Info by Starke & Schell Registers :
MARGUERITE FINALY - 1933 FR 2M (aft) (13)
12,309 GRT for Soc. Auxiliaire de Transports, Le Havre 522.3 x 70.2
Tanker build by Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico, Monfalcone (12) #251
1939 - Standard Française des Pétroles, Le Havre
Seized at Marseille, 17 Dec 1942
1942 - Kriegsmarine - Stützpunkt versorger - operational name Trapez 5, GE
Scuttled August 1944 in the NE entrance to Marseille, refloated July 1946
1948 - ESSO PROVENCE s/o FR
1952 - Esso Standard Soc. Anon. Française, Le Havre
1959 - PACIFIC BUILDER Cia. Maritima Asiatic-Panamense, S.A., Panama [C. Y. Tung], PA
1962 - PACIFIC NAVIGATOR United Overseas Marine Corp., Panama [C. Y. Tung]
Broken up at Etajima, Hiroshima Pref. 1963, work completed 5.7.1963.