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New Echota
T2-SE-A1
"New Echota".
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"Caltex Oslo" ex. "New Echota".
"Caltex Oslo" ex. "New Echota".
"Caltex Oslo" ex. "New Echota".
"Caltex Oslo" ex. "New Echota".
"Caltex Oslo" ex. "New Echota".
"Caltex Oslo" ex. "New Echota".
"Caltex Oslo" ex. "New Echota".
"Caltex Oslo" ex. "New Echota".
NEW ECHOTA, T2-SE-A1
History :
Built by The Kaiser Co., Swan Island Yard, Portland, Oregon.
Yardnumber 127. UMSC No. 2410. Off. nr. 247480.
Keel laid 31-12-1944. Launched 27-02-1945. Completed 15-03-1945. 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:
NEW ECHOTA-1945 completed for United States War Shipping Administration, Portland, Oregon, USA.
NEW ECHOTA-1947 for Overseas Tankship Corporation, Caltex, Panama.
CALTEX OSLO-1952 for Overseas Tankship Corporation, Caltex, Panama.
CALTEX OSLO-1955 for Overseas Tankship (UK) Ltd., London, Great Britain.
Additional Reports:
Reported Caltex Oslo sold to shipbreakers in Japan. Arrived Osaka Oct. 1966 to be broken up.
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