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Beaconoil - (1923-1950)
See also : Beaconoil : LIFELINE TO ENGLAND
Build in 1919 as "Devolente" she became in 1923 "Beaconoil".Sistership is "Beaconlight".
Here the "Beaconoil" maintaining her position in an Atlantic convoy.
(Official Photograph, U. S. Navy)
"Beaconoil", ex. "Devolente", anchored during the war, April 22nd, 1943.(Photo US Coast Guard)
"Beaconoil", ex. "Devolente", inbound during the war, June 26th, 1943.(Photo US Coast Guard)
Additional Info by Starke & Schell Registers :
DEVOLENTE - 1919 USA 1T (aft) (11)
7,058 Grt for U. S. Shipping Board, San Francisco 1047 435.0 x 56.0
Tanker build by Bethlehem SB. Corp., Alameda, Calif. (9) #1463 218837
1923 - BEACONOIL, Beacon Oil Co., Inc., Boston
1926 - Beacon Transport Co., Inc., Boston
1928 - National Bank of Commerce in New York (Trustee), Inc., Boston
1931 - Standard Shipping Co., Inc., Wilmington, Del.
1935 - Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey, Wilmington, Del.
1940 - Panama Transport Co., Panama, PA
(1941 - 1942 - registration transferred to London, managed by Anglo-American Oil Co., Ltd., BR 168229)
Broken up at Baltimore 3rd quarter 1950 by Patapsco Scrap Co.
The Miramar Ship Index for "DEVOLENTE"
IDNo:
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2218837
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Year:
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1919
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Name:
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DEVOLENTE
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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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14.05.1919
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Flag:
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USA
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Date of completion:
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09.1919
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Tons:
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7058
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Link:
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-
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DWT:
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Yard No:
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1463/5259
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Length overall:
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Ship Design:
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LPP:
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132.6
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Country of build:
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USA
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Beam:
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17.1
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Builder:
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Bethlehem
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Alameda
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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1T-11
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Subsequent History:
1923 BEACONOIL.
Disposal Data:
Scrapped at Baltimore 3rd quarter 1950. [ By Patapsco Scrap Co. ]
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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218837
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2218837
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1919
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DEVOLENTE
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7058
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U.S. Govt.
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218837
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2218837
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1919
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BEACONOIL
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7058
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1923
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Beacon Oil Co., Inc.
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218837
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2218837
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1919
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BEACONOIL
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7058
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1926
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Beacon Tpt., Co., Inc.
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218837
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2218837
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1919
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BEACONOIL
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7058
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1928
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National Bank of Commerce in New York (Trustee) Inc.
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218837
|
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2218837
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1919
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BEACONOIL
|
7058
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1931
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Standard Sg., Co., Inc.
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218837
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2218837
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1919
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BEACONOIL
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7058
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1935
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Standard Oil Co., of New Jersey
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|
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2218837
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1919
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BEACONOIL
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7058
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1940
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Panama Tpt., Co.
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168229
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2218837
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1919
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BEACONOIL
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7058
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1941
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Panama Tpt., Co., UK
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|
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2218837
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1919
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BEACONOIL
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7058
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1942
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Panama Tpt., Co., UK
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