De Soto - (1914-1924)

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"Phoebus (I)" build in 1903.

"Phoebus (I)" was sold in 1914 to the Standard Oil Comp. New Jersey. In 1915 renamed "De Soto".

In 1924 renamed as "Pennsylvania". In 1941 grounded after attack from British cruisers, salvaged in 1942 and scrapped.

Additional Info by Starke & Schell Registers :

1903 - PHOEBUS GE 1T (11)

6,268 Grt for Deutsch-Amerik. Petroleum Ges., Hamburg 420.0 x 53.2

Tanker build by D. J. Dunlop & Co., Port Glasgow (1) #251

At San Francisco, Aug. 1914, subsequently transferred to U. S. flag

1914 - DE SOTO Standard Oil Co. (New Jersey), New York, US 212872

1924 - PENNSILVANIA Ditta Luigi Pittaluga, Genoa , IT 1264

1928 - PENSILVANIA Ditta Luigi Pittaluga Vapori, Genoa

Set afire by British aircraft and beached near Mogadiscio harbour, 13 Feb 1941, after attempting to escape from Kisimayu to Madagascar,

reported salved by British for scrap.

Ship Report for "PHOEBUS"

ID No: 2212872 Name: PHOEBUS Year: 1903

Builder: Dunlop Country of build: Link: 1374 Ship Design:

Location of yard: Inch Yard Yard No: 251

Keel: Launch Date: 2.12.02 Date of completion: 1.03

Type: Tanker Tons: 6268 Naval or paramilitary marking : - DWT: -

Length overall: LPP: 128.0 Beam: 16.2 Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn): 1T-11 Material of build: -

Owner as Completed: Deutsch-Amerikanische Petroleum Ges. (Standard Oil Flag: GE

Subsequent History: 1914 DE SOTO - 1924 PENNSILVANIA - 1928 PENSILVANIA

Disposal Data: Set afire by British aircraft and beached off Mogadiscio 13.2.41, beached & scrapped.

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