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Rayo - (1912-1929)
See also : German Records off the Attack on the SS "Rawleigh Warner"
 S. S. "Rayo". Date June 17 1918. At Beaumont, Texas.
( Photo Copyright J. B. Dearborn )
 S. S. "Rayo". Date June 17 1918. At Beaumont, Texas.
( Photo Copyright J. B. Dearborn )
 Photograph of the Fore Side of the Bridge of the S. S. "Rayo". Date June 17 1918. At Beaumont, Texas.
( Photo Copyright J. B. Dearborn )
 
"Rayo", is seen here as "Rawleigh Warner", sailing for Sabine Towing Co Inc.

"Rayo" was built in 1912 by New York SB. Co., Camden, N.J., yard No. 123.
Keel laid Dec 30, 1911, launch Jul 2, 1912.
Oil tanker (Standard Oil)
Torpedoded and sunk June 23, 1942 off the mouth of the Mississippi River, with loss of all hands.

The Miramar Ship Index for "RAYO"
IDNo:
2210519
Year:
1912
Name:
RAYO
Keel:
Type:
Tanker
Launch Date:
02.07.1912
Flag:
USA
Date of completion:
10.1912

Tons:
3664
Link:
-
DWT:
Yard No:
123
Length overall:
Ship Design:
LPP:
98.0
Country of build:
USA
Beam:
14.1
Builder:
New York SB
Material of build:
Location of yard:
Camden, NJ
Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
1T-11

Subsequent History:
1929 RAWLEIGH WARNER

Disposal Data:
Torpedoed and sunk by U 67, 28.53 N / 89.15 W on 23.06.1942 (33*)
[ Voyage Port Arthur-Port St.Jos, petrol ]

History:
ON
LR/IMO
ID
Year
Name
Tons
Change
Registered Owner
210519
2210519
1912
RAYO
3664
Standard Oil Co of New York
210519
2210519
1912
RAYO
3664
1917
Standard Tptn Co.
210519
2210519
1912
RAYO
3664
1920
Standard Oil Co of New York
210519
2210519
1912
RAYO
3664
1923
Standard Tptn Co.
210519
2210519
1912
RAWLEIGH WARNER
3664
1929
Sabine Towing Co Inc.
210519
2210519
1912
RAWLEIGH WARNER
3664
1931
Sabine Tptn Co Inc.

Additional Info by Starke & Schell Registers :

RAYO - 1912     USA    1T (aft)   (11)
3,664 GRT for Standard Oil Co. of New York, New York,  321.7 x 46.2
Tanker build by New York SB. Co., Camden, N.J.,  (10),  #123,  210519
1917 - Standard Transportation Co., New York
1920 - Standard Oil Co. of New York, New York
1923 - Standard Transportation Co., New York
1929 - RAWLEIGH WARNER, Sabine Towing Co., Inc. (M. T. Ball), Port Arthur, Texas
1931 - Sabine Transportation Co., Inc. (s/m)
Torpedoed. and sunk by U 67, 23 June 1942, in 28.53 N - 89.15 W,
voyage. Port Arthur, Texas - Port St. Joe, Fla., gasoline.

Additional information from Uboat.net :

Name: Rawleigh Warner
Type: Steam tanker
Tonnage: 3.664 tons
Completed: 1912 - New York Shipbuilding Corp, Camden NJ
Owner: Sabine Transportation Co Inc, Port Arthur TX
Homeport: Baltimore
Date of attack: 23 Jun, 1942
Nationality: American
Fate: Sunk by U-67 (Günther Müller-Stöckheim)
Position: 28.53N, 89.15W - Grid DA 9349
- See location on a map -
Complement: 33 (33 dead - no survivors)
Convoy:
Route: Smiths Bluff, Texas (21 Jun) - Port St. Joe, Florida
Cargo: 38909 barrels of gasoline
History: Completed in October 1912 as Rayo, 1928 renamed Rawleigh Warner
Notes on loss:
At 06.11 hours on 23 Jun, 1942, the unescorted and unarmed Rawleigh Warner (Master Jewel Homer Levingston) was
hit by two torpedoes from U-67 about 40 miles south of South Pass, Louisiana. The cargo immediately burst into flames and
engulfed the entire length of the ship. The tanker sank in less than ten minutes, leaving no survivors among the eight officers
and 25 crewmen on board.