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Chatham - (1912-1914)
"Chatham" was build in 1906.
Sold in 1914 as "Caloria" to Standard Oil Co. (New Jersey).
Sold in 1923 to Vaccaro Bros. & Co. Sold in 1924 to Standard Fruit & SS. Co., Inc.
Sold in 1934 to Standard Navigation Corp. (Standard Fruit & SS. Co., Inc., mgrs.)
Scrapped in 1947.
"Chatham".
A not so very sharp and small photo of the "Chatham".
Additional Info by Starke & Schell Registers :
CHATHAM - 1906 BR 1T (12½*)
3,653 GRT for Britain Steamship Co., Ltd. (Watts, Watts & Co.), London. 370.4 x 51.0
Cargo build by Armstrong, Whitworth & Co., Ltd., Newcastle (3) #763 120675
1912 - Deutsch-Amerik. Petroleum Ges., Hamburg (converted to tanker), GE
Arrived New Orleans, 5 Aug 1914 from Tuxpan, subsequently transferred to U.S. flag
1914 - CALORIA, Standard Oil Co. (New Jersey), Bayonne, N.J. / New York, US, 212642
1923 - Vaccaro Bros. & Co., New Orleans
1924 - Standard Fruit & SS. Co., Inc., New Orleans
1934 - Standard Navigation Corp. (Standard Fruit & SS. Co., Inc., mgrs.)
Sold to H. H. Buncher Co., Pittsburgh and broken up at Mobile, 3rd quarter 1947, by Liberty Industrial Salvage Inc.
Ship Report for "CHATHAM"
IDNo:
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1120675
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Year:
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1906
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Name:
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CHATHAM
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Launch Date:
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14.12.1905
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Type:
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Cargo ship
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Date of completion:
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03.1906
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Flag:
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GBR
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Keel:
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DWT:
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Yard No:
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763
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Length overall:
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Ship Design:
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LPP:
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112.9
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Country of build:
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GBR
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Beam:
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15.5
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Builder:
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Armstrong Whitworth
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Low Walker
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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1T-12
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Owner as Completed:
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Britain S.S.Co Ltd (Watts, Watts), London
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Subsequent History:
1914 CALORIA
Disposal Data:
Scrapped USA 3quarter 1947
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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Name change
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Main Owner
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120675
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1120675
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1906
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CHATHAM
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3653
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Watts Watts & Co.
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120675
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1120675
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CHATHAM
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3653
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1912
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Deutsch Amerikanischer Petr. GmbH
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212642
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1120675
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1906
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CALORIA
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3653
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1914
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Standard Oil Co NJ.
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212642
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1120675
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CALORIA
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3653
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1923
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Vaccaro Bros. & Co.
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212642
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1120675
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CALORIA
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3653
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1924
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Standard Fruit & SS. Co., Inc.
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212642
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1120675
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CALORIA
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3653
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1934
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Standard Navigation Corp.
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