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South Mountain
T2-SE-A1
Built February 1944 by Sun Shipbuilding Company, Chester, Pennsylvania,
as "South Mountain" # 378, for The Texas Company, Wilmington, Del..
1950 - MISSISSIPPI, s/o
1959 - TEXACO MISSISSIPPI, s/o
1964 at the age of 20 years the aging tanker was withdrawn from service and sent to the Newport News
Shipbuilding & Drydock Company drydock in Newport News, Virginia for rebuilding. A new and much larger
bow and forebody had been built there and it was welded to the original T2-SA-A1 stern just ahead of the
engineroom bulkhead.
1984 - Texaco Refining & Marketing, Inc., Wilmington, Del.
1990 - STAR MISSISSIPPI, s/o
1992 - STAR MIST, Eastern Overseas, Inc.
Broken up at Alang 1992 by Baldev Shipbreakers,
arrived 22.11.1992, work began 27.12.1992.
( See photos below )
Ship Report for "SOUTH MOUNTAIN"
IDNo:
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2245082
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Year:
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1944
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Name:
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SOUTH MOUNTAIN
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Launch Date:
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21.01.1944
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Type:
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Tanker
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Date of completion:
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02.1944
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Flag:
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USA
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Keel:
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DWT:
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16613
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Yard No:
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303
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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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Sun
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Chester, Pa
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed (kn):
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1TE-15
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|
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Subsequent History:
1950 MISSISSIPPI - 1959 TEXACO MISSISSIPPI -
[ 1964 Lg & widened 15688 grt ] -
1990 STAR MISSISSIPPI - 1992 STAR MIST
Disposal Data:
Scrapped at Alang 22.11.1992.
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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Main Owner
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245082
|
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2245082
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1944
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SOUTH MOUNTAIN
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10297
|
|
Texas Co.
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245082
|
|
2245082
|
1944
|
MISSISSIPPI
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10297
|
1950
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Texas Co.
|
245082
|
|
2245082
|
1944
|
TEXACO MISSISSIPPI
|
10297
|
1959
|
Texas Co.
|
245082
|
|
2245082
|
1944
|
STAR MISSISSIPPI
|
15688
|
1990
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Texaco Refining
|
245082
|
|
2245082
|
1944
|
STAR MIST
|
15688
|
1992
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Eastern Overseas
|
"Texaco Mississippi", ex. "Mississippi", ex. "South Mountain".
"Texaco Mississippi", ex. "Mississippi", ex. "South Mountain".
"Texaco Mississippi", ex. "Mississippi", ex. "South Mountain".
No Custody & Disposal CARDS