Built by Bethlehem Steel Co., Sparrows Point MD.
Yardnr. 4355. USMC nr. 144. Official nr. 241242.
Keel laid 23-04-1941. Launched 12-11-1941. Completed 05-01-1942. Gr. 9920 t., Net. 5928 t., Dw. 15850 t. L.o.a. 159,57 m., Br. 20,78 m., Dr. 9,19 m. Engine: 2 steam turbines, manufactured by Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company, Milwaukee. 12000 B.h.p., 8808 kW. Speed 15 knots. 26 tanks.
History:
CALUSA-1942 completed for Socony-Vacuum Oil Company, New York, U.S.A.
CALUSA-1942 acquired by the US Navy, 5 January.
CALUSA-1942 commissioned USS Winooski (AO-38), 27 January, at Baltimore, MD
AO-38 WINOOSKI-1946 decommissioned, 30 April, at Norfolk, VA., transferred to the Maritime Administration for disposal, 1 August, name reverted to SS Calusa
CALUSA-1946 struck from the Naval Register, 8 October.
SAMUEL L. FULLER-1947 Sinclair Refining Co Inc , Wilmington, U.S.A.
SEANYMPH-1963 for Intercoastal Shipping., & Trading., Corp., Wilmington, U.S.A.
MERACOULOSA-1964 for Africana Shipping., Co., SA, LBR Monrovia
Additional Reports :
Reported Meracoulosa grounded 26 May 1965 in position 1.08 N / 103.49 E. Re-floated, repairs become uneconomical and sold to ship-breakers in Taiwan. Arrived Kaohsiung Sep. 1965 to be broken up.
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