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Albertolite (II) - (1929-1946)
Built as "Adorna" for the German Deutsch-Amerik. Petroleum Ges., Hamburg in 1912.
Sold in 1914 as "Winnipeg" to Standard Oil Co. (New Jersey), New York, renamed same year as "Caddo".
Sold in 1929 to Imperial Oil, Ltd., London / Montreal and renamed "Albertolite".
( Photo Source: Robert G. Halford's The Unknown Navy: Canada's WWII Merchant Navy. )
"Albertolite", seen here as "Adorna".
Drawing by Karl-Heinz Schwadtke.
The Albertolite was built and launched in England in 1912. For some time she served under the German flag but was sold
to a British firm and renamed the Winnipeg. She ended up being used for carrying cargo over the years the scrapped and
sold to Capital Iron & Metals which is when we bought her.
"Albertolite".
( Photo Glenbow Archives )
"Albertolite".
( Photo Glenbow Archives )
"Albertolite".
( Photo Copyright Walter E. Frost )
See also : Ian Ferguson's Homepage
ADORNA -1912 GE 1Q (aft) (10)
6,330 GRT for Deutsch-Amerik. Petroleum Ges., Hamburg 415.0 x 55.2
Tanker build by Armstrong, Whitworth & Co., Ltd., Newcastle (8) #844
trading in the Pacific August 1914, transferred to U. S. flag
1914 - WINNIPEG Standard Oil Co. (New Jersey), New York, USA
1914 - CADDO, s/o
1927 - Standard Shipping Co., Inc., Wilmington, Del.
1929 - ALBERTOLITE Imperial Oil, Ltd., London / Montreal, CA
Dismantled 3d quarter 1946 by Capitol Iron & Metals, Ltd., Victoria, B.C. - hull sold to Powell River Co., Ltd., for floating
breakwater for log pounds at Powell River, B.C., - broken up at Seattle 1960 by Commercial Metals Co.
Ship Report for "ADORNA"
IDNo:
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2212945
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Year:
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1912
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Name:
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ADORNA
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Launch Date:
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15.07.1912
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Type:
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Tanker
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Date of completion:
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08.1912
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Flag:
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DEU
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Keel:
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DWT:
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Yard No:
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844
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Length overall:
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Ship Design:
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LPP:
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126.5
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Country of build:
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GBR
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Beam:
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16.8
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Builder:
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Armstrong Whitworth
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Low Walker
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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1Q-10
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Owner as Completed:
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Deutsch-Amerikanische Petroleum Ges., Hamburg
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Subsequent History:
1914 WINNIPEG - 1914 CADDO - 1929 ALBERTOLITE
Disposal Data:
Scrapped at Victoria, BC, 3 th quarter 1946 (hull scrapped at Seattle 1960)
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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2212945
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1912
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ADORNA
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6330
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Deutsch-Am.Petrol.
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212945
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2212945
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1912
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CADDO
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6330
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1914
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Standard Oil Co NJ
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133949
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2212945
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1912
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WINNIPEG
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6330
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1914
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Standard Oil Co NJ
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133949
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2212945
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1912
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ALBERTOLITE
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6330
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1929
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Imperial Oil
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