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Esso Ponce - (1956-1959)
"Esso Ponce"was built as the "Grants Pass" as seen here.
"Grants Pass", at Curacao.
"Esso Ponce" ex. "Grants Pass", still with the balck funnel.
First mate Jose Ramon Mutiozabal, in front of the "Esso Ponce".
( Photo thanks to his grandson Ramon Alvarez Mutiozabal )
"Drepanon", ex. "Rion", ex. "Esso Ponce", ex. "Grants Pass".
Additional information :
T2-SE-A1
Built June1945 by The Kaiser Company, Swan Island Yard, Portland, Oregon, as "Grants Pass" # 2421, for U.M.S.C.
1947 - Lanmore Co., Inc., Panama (New York), PA.
1948 - Grants Pass Corp., Panama [Nomis Corp., Pittsburgh / Cosmopolitan Shipping Co., New York].
1956 - ESSO PONCE, Panama Transport Co., Panama.
1959 - RION, Alta Shipping Corp., Panama [Anthony D. & Dimitri A. Manthos].
converted to bulk carrier and lengthened by replacement of cargo section with new midbody built by
Harima Zosen K.K., Aioi, resulting vessel 12,813 grt, 555.9 x 75.2', delivered, 08.1959.
1961 - DREPANON, s/o.
1968 - PACTRADER, Trans-Pacific Shipping Co., Panama [Lasco Shipping Co., Portland, Ore.].
1975 - SHIRLEY, Honeywell Navigation Corp., Ltd., Panama [W. H. Eddie Hsu, Taipei].
Broken up at Kaohsiung 1979 by Chi Young Steel Enterprise Co., Ltd., arr. 01.04.1979,
work began 12.05.1979
The Miramar Ship Index for "GRANTS PASS"
IDNo:
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5093764
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Year:
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1945
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Name:
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GRANTS PASS
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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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26.05.1945
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Flag:
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USA
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Date of completion:
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06.1945
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Tons:
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10448
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Link:
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-
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DWT:
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16613
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Yard No:
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138
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Length overall:
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159.6
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Ship Design:
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T2-SE-A1
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LPP:
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153.3
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Country of build:
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USA
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Beam:
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20.7
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Builder:
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Kaiser
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Swan Island
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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1TE-15
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|
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Subsequent History:
1956 ESSO PONCE -
[ 1959 Lg & widened, 174.0 / 168.1 x 23.0 mtr, 12813 grt / 22646 dwt & converted to bulk carrier ] -
1961 RION - 1961 DREPANON - 1969 PACTRADER - 1975 SHIRLEY
Disposal Data:
Scrapped at Kaohsiung 1.04.1979 [ By Chi Young Steel Enterprise Co., Ltd. ]
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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247945
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5093764
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1945
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GRANTS PASS
|
10448
|
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U.S. Govt.
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|
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5093764
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1945
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GRANTS PASS
|
10448
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1947
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Lanmore Co Inc.
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|
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5093764
|
1945
|
GRANTS PASS
|
10448
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1948
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Grants Pass Corp.
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|
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5093764
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1945
|
ESSO PONCE
|
10448
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1956
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Panama Tpt Co.
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|
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5093764
|
1945
|
RION
|
12813
|
1959
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Alta Sg Corp.
|
|
5093764
|
5093764
|
1945
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DREPANON
|
12813
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1961
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Alta Sg Corp.
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5093764
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5093764
|
1945
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PACTRADER
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12813
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1968
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Trans-Pacific Sg Co.
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|
5093764
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5093764
|
1945
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SHIRLEY
|
12813
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1975
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Honeywell Nav Corp.Ltd.
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