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Wm. G. Warden - (1917-1944)
See also the story : OIL TO CRISTOBAL
See for vessel details below.
SS "Wm. G. Warden" came through without a scratch from enemy action.
Refeuling a destroyer at sea was a scene familiar to officers and men of the Esso fleet.
Name:
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Wm. G. Warden
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Class:
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-
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IMO No.:
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-
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Ex:
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-
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Cubic:
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18.744
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Built:
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1917
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Type
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Tanker
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Draft:
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8.70
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Status:
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1944 sold to War Emergency Tankers, Inc. Decommisioned in 1947 and sold for breaking up in 1947.
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SubType:
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Crude
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LOA:
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157.42/152.40
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Flag:
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DWT:
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15.955
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Beam:
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20.73
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Builder:
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Newport Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Comp., Newport News, Va.
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GT:
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-
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Depth:
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11.67
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Owner:
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Standard Oil Co. New Jersey
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NT:
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-
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Speed/Cons:
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9.5/-
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Engine type:
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2 x Triple Expansion Engines 3000 IHP
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Sisterships are H. H. Rogers, F. Q. Barstow, Charles Pratt and Beacon.
Additional Info by Starke & Schell Registers :
1917 - WM.G. WARDEN USA 2T (aft) (10½)
10,289 GRT Standard Oil Co. (New Jersey), Bayonne, N.J. 500.0 x 68.2
Tanker built by Newport News SB. & DD. Co., Newport News, Va. (1) #196 214684
1927 - Standard Shipping Co., Inc., Wilmington, Del.
1935 - Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey, Inc., Wilmington, Del.
1943 - Panama Transport Co., Panama PA
1944 - U. S. War Shipping Administration / U. S. Maritime Commission, Wilmington, Del. USA.
Broken up 1st quarter 1947 by Newport News SB. & DD. Co., Newport News, Va.