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Bladensburg
T2-SE-A1
Built October 1943 by The Kaiser Company, Swan Island Yard, Portland, Oregon,
as "Bladensburg" # 818, for U.M.S.C.
1943 "Bladensburg", U.S. Maritime Administration Washington, DC., U.S.A.
1947 "Esso Allentown", Standard Oil Co. (NJ), New York, NY., U.S.A.
1950 "Esso Allentown", Esso Shipping Co., New York, NY., U.S.A.
1952 Tonnage change, (10494 gross - 6370 net).
1958 "Esso Allentown", Esso Standard Oil Co., New York, NY., U.S.A.
1960 "Esso Allentown", Humble Oil & Refining Co., New York, NY., U.S.A.
1963 "Allentown Carrier", Allentown Carriers, Inc., New York, NY., U.S.A.
1963 "Bladensburg", Bladensburg Corp., Dover, DE., U.S.A.
1964 Tonnage change, (10771 gross - 6558 net).
1964 "Bladensburg", Hudson Waterways, Inc., New York, NY., U.S.A.
1967 Lengthened and received new mid-body, American Ship Builting Co., Toledo, OH,
(546.75 x 75 x 39; 11957 gross - 8526 net).
1967 Renamed "Transsuperior", Hudson Waterways, Inc., New York, NY., U.S.A.
1972 "Transsuperior", U.S. Maritime Administration (Mgrs: Hudson Waterways, Inc.), New York, NY., U.S.A.
1977 "Transsuperior", U.S. Maritime Administration (Mgrs: Polk Tanker Corp.), New York, NY., U.S.A.
1981 Scrapped.
( See photos below )
Ship Report for "BLADENSBURG"
IDNo:
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5400463
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Year:
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1943
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Name:
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BLADENSBURG
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Keel:
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Type:
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Tanker
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Launch Date:
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20.08.1943
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Flag:
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USA
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Date of completion:
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10.1043
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DWT:
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16613
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Yard No:
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26
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Length overall:
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159.6
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Ship Design:
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T2-SE-A1
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LPP:
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153.3
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Country of build:
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USA
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Beam:
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20.7
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Builder:
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Kaiser
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Swan Island
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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1TE-15
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Subsequent History:
1947 ESSO ALLENTOWN - 1963 ALLENTOWN CARRIER - 1963 BLADENSBURG -
[ 1967 Lg & widened using midsection from MISPILLION, 172.7 / 166.4 x 22.9 mtr, 11957 grt / 19432 dwt ] -
1967 TRANSSUPERIOR
Disposal Data:
Scrapped at Brownsville 1981 [ by Brownsville Steel & Salvage Co. ]
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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Registered Owner
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244188
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5400463
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1943
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BLADENSBURG
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10448
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U.S. Govt
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244188
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5400463
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1943
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ESSO ALLENTOWN
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10448
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1947
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Standard Oil Co (New Jersey)
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244188
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5400463
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1943
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ESSO ALLENTOWN
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10448
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1950
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Esso Sg Co.
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244188
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5400463
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1943
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ESSO ALLENTOWN
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10448
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1960
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Humble Oil & Refining Co.
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244188
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5400463
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1943
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ALLENTOWN CARRIER
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10448
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1963a
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Allentown Carriers Inc.
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244188
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5400463
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5400463
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1943
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BLADENSBURG
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10448
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1963b
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Bladensburg Corp Inc.
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508404
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5400463
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5400463
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1943
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TRANSSUPERIOR
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11957
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1967
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Hudson Waterways Inc.
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508404
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5400463
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5400463
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1943
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TRANSSUPERIOR
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11957
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1972
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Polk Tanker Corp.
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508404
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5400463
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5400463
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1943
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TRANSSUPERIOR
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11957
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1979
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U.S. Govt.
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"Bladensburg".
"Transsuperior", ex. "Bladensburg", ex. "Allentown Carrier", ex. "Esso Allentown", ex. "Bladensburg".
( Photo Copyright Airfoto Malacca )
Registry & Rig Information
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Vessel Name:
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BLADENSBURG
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Nationality
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U.S.
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Official Number:
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244188
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Rig:
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Propeller
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Dimensions & Tonnage
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Vessel Length:
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504.00
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Gross Tonnage:
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10448.00
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Vessel Width:
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68.16
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Net Tonnage:
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6301.00
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Vessel Height
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39.16
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Hull Material:
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Steel
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Masts:
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Hull Number:
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00026
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Builder Information
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Place of Built:
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Portland, OR
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Builder:
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Kaiser Co., Inc.
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Date of Built
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1943
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Name Changes
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Vessel Name:
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Date:
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Registry
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Official #
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ESSO ALLENTOWN
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1947 - 1963
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U.S.
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244188
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ALLENTOWN CARRIER
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1963 - 1963
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U.S.
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244188
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BLADENSBURG
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1963 - 1967
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U.S.
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244188
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TRANSSUPERIOR
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1967 - 1981
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U.S.
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508404
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Ownership Changes
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Owner Name
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Date
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Registry
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Official #
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U.S. Maritime Administration
Washington, DC U.S.
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1943 - 1947
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U.S.
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244188
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Standard Oil Co. (NJ)
New York, NY U.S.
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1947 - 1950
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U.S.
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244188
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Esso Shipping Co.
New York, NY U.S.
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1950 - 1958
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U.S.
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244188
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Esso Standard Oil Co.
New York, NY U.S.
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1958 - 1960
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U.S.
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244188
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Humble Oil & Refining Co.
New York, NY U.S.
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1960 - 1963
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U.S.
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244188
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Allentown Carriers, Inc.
New York, NY U.S.
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1963 - 1963
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U.S.
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244188
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Bladensburg Corp.
Dover, DE U.S.
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1963 - 1964
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U.S.
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244188
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Hudson Waterways, Inc.
New York, NY U.S.
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1964 - 1972
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U.S.
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508404
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U.S. Maritime Administration (Mgrs: Hudson Waterways, Inc.)
New York, NY U.S.
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1972 - 1977
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U.S.
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508404
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U.S. Maritime Administration (Mgrs: Polk Tanker Corp.)
New York, NY U.S.
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1977 - 1981
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U.S.
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508404
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ReBuilt History
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Tonnage change, 1952 (10494 gross - 6370 net). Tonnage change, 1964 (10771 gross - 6558 net). Lengthened and received new mid-body, American Ship Builting Co., Toledo, OH, in 1967 (546.75 x 75 x 39; 11957 gross - 8526 net).
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Disposition
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Sold in May, 1981, for "non-transportation use or scrapping" to BS & S., Inc., Brownsville, TX, for $454,454.
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History
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Built as T2-SE-A1 class tanker for U.S. Maritime Commission. During reBuilt, received old mid-body from "jumbo-ized" Navy tanker USS MISPILLION (A0-105), at American Ship Builting Co., Toledo, OH. Vessel passed up Welland Canal, July 3, 1966, in tow of tugs AMERICA and SUPERIOR. New and reconverted mid-body was completed on January 21, 1967 (Lorain hull #890); vessel was refloated on May 18, 1967. Removed from documentation in June, 1967, and redocumented as new vessel same month. As TRANSSUPERIOR, passed up Detroit on May 19, 1967, loaded grain at Duluth, MN, and passed down at Welland Canal, on June 2, 1967.
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