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Creole Bueno - (1928-1933)
See also : Criollo Bueno - (1933-1938) & Esso Salta - (1938-1948)
"Esso Salta", build as "Creole Bueno" in 1928.
It arrived in Argentina in 1933, for Cia. Transportadora de Petro'leo SA, for the Formosa-Campana voyage,
transporting petroleum products. Renamed in 1938 as "Esso Salta". In 1948 she catches fire in Bell, being
completely destroyed.
The Miramar Ship Index for
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CREOLE BUENO
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ID/ IMO
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1149484
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Year
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1928
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Name
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CREOLE BUENO
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Flag
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GBR
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Owner
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Creole Petroleum Corp., Newcastle, Gbr.
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Type
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Tanker
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Tons
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3126
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DWT
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??
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LOA
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??
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LPP
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99.1
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Beam
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16.8
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Dept
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??
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Draft
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??
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Mchy
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2T-8.5
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kW
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??
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Design
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??
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Builder
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Palmers' SB. & Iron Co., Ltd.
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Yard
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Newcastle, Gbr.
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Yard No
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988
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Built in
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GBR
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Keel
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??
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Launch
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30.10.1928
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Compl.
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11.1928
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History
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1929 CRIOLLO BUENO - Creole Petroleum Corp., Maracaibo, Ven.
1933 CRIOLLO BUENO - Cia. Transportadora de Petroleos, S.A., Buenos Aires, Arg.
1938 ESSO SALTA - Cia. Transportadora de Petroleos, S.A., Buenos Aires, Arg.
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End
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1948
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Disposal Data
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Exploded and sank, 25 Sep 1948, after being struck by lightning at Campana, voyage Buenos Aires - Campana, oil, wreck sold, refloated previous 24 July 1952, scrapped.
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