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"Thaumastus" ex. "White Sands".
 
"Thaumastus" ex. "White Sands".
 
"Thaumastus" ex. "White Sands".
 
"Thaumastus" ex. "White Sands".

WHITE SANDS, T2-SE-A1
History :
Built by The Kaiser Co., Swan Island Yard, Portland, Oregon.
Yardnumber 125. UMSC No. 2408. Off. nr. 247390.
Keel laid 21-12-1944. Launched 06-02-1945. Completed 03-03-1945. 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:
WHITE SANDS-1945 completed for United States War Shipping Administration, Portland, Oregon, USA.
THAUMASTUS-1947 for Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company Ltd., London, Great Britain.
THAUMASTUS-1955 for Shell Petroleum Company Ltd., London, Great Britain.
THAUMASTUS-1947 for Shell Tankers Ltd., London, Great Britain.
Additional Reports:
Reported Thaumastus sold to shipbreakers in Great Britain. Arrived Hughes Bolckow Ltd., Blyth 19 May 1961 to be broken up. [ By Hughes Bolckow Ltd. ]