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Esso Talang Akar - (1959-1963)
Build as "Tarsacon" in1945 (T1-M-BT2) by Todd-Houston S.B, Corp, Houston (yard no 209).
1947 Sold to NV Standard-Vacumm Tankvaart Maats, The Hague. 1948 renamed, as seen here, “Stanvac Talang Akar”.
1963 Sold “Esso Talang Akar”.
1963 Lengthened by Nippon Kokan KK, Yokohama. From 3160 gt, 4205 dwt. To 3930 gt, 4902 dwt. & converted to a
Liquid Gas tanker, renamed “Esso Advance”, Esso Transport Co Inc, Panama.
1972 Sold “LSCO Pegasus” Luzon Stevedoring Corp, Manila.
1973 Scrapped in Kaoshiung.
Seen here as “Stanvac Talang Akar”.