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Esso James - (1955-1961)
See also : J.H. Senior (I)  & Petrolia No. 10 &  Esso Delivery No. 10

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NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING & DRYDOCK COMPANY, NEWPORT NEWS

J. H. Senior, hull 273, oil tank barge. Standard Oil Co. (N. J.); 210 LBP; 38 beam; 16-6 depth; 9 loaded speed;
capacity 11,000 barrels; Mcintosh & Seymour diesel engines; 455 HP Westinghouse motor; keel Oct 1922/1923;
launched Jan 5 /1924; deliver Feb 22/1924, est.

The Miramar Ship Index for "J.H. SENIOR"
IDNo:
5168558
Year:
1924
Name:
J.H. SENIOR
Keel:
Type:
Tanker
Launch Date:
05.01.1924
Flag:
USA
Date of completion:
22.02.1924

Tons:
1155
Link:
-
DWT:
Yard No:
273
Length overall:
Ship Design:
LPP:
63.2
Country of build:
USA
Beam:
11.6
Builder:
Newport News SB
Material of build:
Location of yard:
Newport News
Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
1DE-

Subsequent History:
1930 PETROLIA No.10 - 1938 ESSO DELIVERY No.10 -
1955 ESSO JAMES - 1961 JAMES - 1965 SENIOR

Disposal Data:
Scrapped at Bordentown 10.1973. (by North American Smelting Co., Inc.)

History :
ON
LR/IMO
ID
Year
Name
Tons
Change
Registered Owner
223537
5168558
1924
J.H. SENIOR
1155
Standard Oil Co NJ.
223537
5168558
1924
PETROLIA No.10
1155
1930
Standard Sg Co
223537
5168558
1924
ESSO DELIVERY No.10
1155
1938
Standard Oil Co NJ.
223537
5168558
1924
ESSO JAMES
1155
1955
Esso Standard Oil Co.
223537
5168558
5168558
1924
JAMES
1155
1961
Maritime Carriers
223537
5168558
5168558
1924
SENIOR
1155
1965
Maritime Carriers

Additional information :

J. H. SENIOR - 1924  USA    1ME (aft)(8)
1,155 GRT for Standard Oil Co. (New Jersey), Baltimore   207.5 x 38.1
Tanker build by Newport News SB. & DD. Co., Newport News, Va.   (2)    #273     223537
1927 - Standard Shipping Co., Inc., Baltimore
1930 - PETROLIA No. 10, s/o
1935 - Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey, Wilmington, Del.
1938 - ESSO DELIVERY No. 10, s/o
1949 - Esso Standard Oil Co., Wilmington, Del.
1955 - ESSO JAMES,  s/o
1960 - Humble Oil & Refining Co.,  -  s/o
1961 - JAMES   Maritime Carriers, Inc., New York
1965 - SENIOR,  s/o
Broken up at Bordentown, N.J. 1973 by North American Smelting Co., Inc. (in their yard, Oct. 1973)