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Esso Nassau (I) - (1957-1958)
See also : Esso Cristobal (II) - (1962-1962) & Esso La Salinas
"Fort Lane", later the "Esso Nassau", "Esso La Salina" and second "Esso Cristobal", only for one year.
( Photo thanks to Jim Scates )
Additional information :
Built April 1945 by The Kaiser Company, Swan Island Yard, Portland, Oregon,
as "Fort Lane" # 2415, for U.M.S.C.
1950 - Fort Lane Corp., Panama [Nomis Corp., Pittsburgh / Cosmopolitan Shipping Co., New York]
1957 - ESSO NASSAU, Panama Transport Co., Panama
1958 - ESSO LA SALINA, Cia. de Petroleo Lago, Maracaibo, VE
1962 - ESSO CRISTOBAL, Panama Transport & Navigation Co. S.A., Panama, PA
1962 - PHOINIX, Stefanos N. Difonis, Piraeus, GR , 2052
1963 - PHOINIX I, United Cross Navigation Corp., Monrovia [Carras], LI,1764
1963 - Alcon, Ltd., Monrovia, [do.]
Broken up at Kaohsiung 1965, arrived 09.05.1965, work began in 08.1965.
Ship Report for "FORT LANE"
IDNo:
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2247617
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Year:
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1945
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Name:
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FORT LANE
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Launch Date:
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07.44.1945
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Type:
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Tanker
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Date of completion:
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04.1945
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Flag:
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USA
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Keel:
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DWT:
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16613
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Yard No:
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132
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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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Owner as Completed:
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U.S.War Sg Administration, Portland, Ore.
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Subsequent History:
1957 ESSO NASSAU - 1958 ESSO LA SALINA - 1962 ESSO CRISTOBAL -
1962 PHOINIX - 1963 PHOINIX I
Disposal Data:
Scrapped at Kaohsiung 09.05.1965
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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247617
|
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2247617
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1945
|
FORT LANE
|
10448
|
|
U.S. Govt
|
|
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2247617
|
1945
|
ESSO NASSAU
|
10448
|
1957
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Panama Tpt Co.
|
|
|
2247617
|
1945
|
ESSO LA SALINA
|
10448
|
1958
|
Esso Venezuela
|
|
|
2247617
|
1945
|
ESSO CRISTOBAL
|
10448
|
1962
|
Panama Tpt & Nav
|
2052
|
|
2247617
|
1945
|
PHOINIX
|
10448
|
1962
|
S.N.Difonis
|
1764
|
|
2247617
|
1945
|
PHOINIX I
|
10448
|
1963
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Carras
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No Custody & Disposal CARDS