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 "Chaco Canyon" just after the war.
 
"Thallepus", ex. "Chaco Canyon".
 
"Thallepus", ex. "Chaco Canyon".
 
"Thallepus", ex. "Chaco Canyon".

CHACO CANYON, T2-SE-A1
History :
Built by The Kaiser Co., Swan Island Yard, Portland, Oregon.
Yardnumber 77. UMSC No. 1934. Off. nr. 246119.
Keel laid 20-05-1944. Launched 30-06-1944. Completed 29-07-1944. Gr. 10448 t., Net. 6285 t., Dw. 16613 t. L.o.a. 159,57 m., Br. 20,78 m., Dr. 8,99 m. Engine: 2 steam turbines, manufactured by General Electric Company, Lynn, Massachussetts. 7240 B.h.p., 5401 kW. Speed 15 knots. 26 Tanks.
History:
CHACO CANYON-1944 completed for United States War Shipping Administration, Portland, Oregon, USA.
THALLEPUS-1947 for Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company Ltd., Shell Tankers Ltd., London, Great Britain.
THALLEPUS-1955 for Shell Petroleum Company Ltd., London, Great Britain.
THALLEPUS-1960 for Shell Tankers Ltd., London, Great Britain.
Additional Reports:
Reported Thallepus sold to shipbreakers in Great Britain. Arrived Port Glasgow 12 Sep. 1961 to be broken up, work began 23 Mar. 1963. [ By Smith & Houston Ltd. ]