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Sacona (1) - (1945-1963)
See also : Kenyon - (1943-1945)

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Sacona
LOA 501' 7" Beam 68' Depth 37' ex KENYON 1945, 16,543 DWT,  133,813 bbls
Bethlehem turbines, cross-compound, Falk reduction gears, developing 7000 SHP at 85 RPM 15.0 knots
Launched 23 October 1943 at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Sparrows Point, Maryland, and commissioned 24 November.
A US government T3 tanker, she was obtained in a war-time charter contract in which KENYON - not Socony-Vacuum’s choice of name - was swapped for GARGOYLE and LIEBRE.
She was immediately requisitioned by WSA for war service, first in transatlantic convoys to the UK. Then, in June 1944, she switched to the Pacific, Where she called at Majuro, Eniwetok, Pearl Harbor, Ulithi, Manus, and many other island stepping stones to Leyte and Okinawa.
Upon her return in November 1945, her name was changed to SACONA, an honoured name among the Tewa Indians of New Mexico.
SACONA entered domestic service and stayed there steadily until 1949 when, along with most US-flag ships, she was employed for brief periods on foreign voyages to meet the special demands of the import-export trade.

T3-S-A1
Built September 1943 by Bethlehem Steel Shipyard, Sparrows Point, MD.,
as "Sacona (1) - (1945-1963)" # 526, for Socony-Vacuum Oil Co., Inc., New York.
1945 - SACONA   s/o
1955 - Socony Mobil Oil Co., Inc., New York
1963 - POINT MONTARA   Western Ocean Transport Co. (Pacific Coast Transport Co.), Wilmington, Del.
Broken up at Hirao 1965 by Matsukura Shoten K.K., arrived 02.05.1965, work began 25.05.1965.

The Miramar Ship Index for "KENYON"
IDNo:
2244641
Year:
1943
Name:
KENYON
Keel:
Type:
Tanker
Launch Date:
23.10.1943
Flag:
USA
Date of completion:
12.1943

Tons:
9933
Link:
-
DWT:
16100
Yard No:
4388
Length overall:
152.9
Ship Design:
T3-S-A1
LPP:
148.6
Country of build:
USA
Beam:
20.7
Builder:
Bethlehem-Sparrows Point SY
Material of build:
Location of yard:
Sparrows Point
Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
1ST-15

Subsequent History:
1945 SACONA - 1963 POINT MONTARA

Disposal Data:
Scrapped at Hirao 02.05.1965. [ By Matsukura Shoten KK ]

History:
ON
LR/IMO
ID
Year
Name
Tons
Change
Registered Owner
244641
2244641
1943
KENYON
9933
Socony-Vacuum Oil Co Inc.
244641
2244641
1943
SACONA
9933
1945
Socony-Vacuum Oil Co Inc.
244641
530462
2244641
1943
SACONA
9933
1955
Socony Mobil Oil Co Inc.
244641
530462
2244641
1943
POINT MONTARA
9933
1963
Western Ocean Tpt Co.