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Drapers Meadows
T2-SE-A1
"Drapers Meadow".
"Drapers Meadow".
"Caltex Auckland" ex. "Drapers Meadow".
"Caltex Auckland" ex. "Drapers Meadow".
( Basil Harris @ MPB Private Collection )
"Caltex Auckland" ex. "Drapers Meadow".
"Caltex Auckland" ex. "Drapers Meadow".
"Caltex Auckland" ex. "Drapers Meadow".
DRAPERS MEADOW, T2-SE-A1
History :
Built by Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Chester, Pennsylvania.
Yardnumber 479. UMSC No.2441. Official nr. 247761.
Keel laid 12-02-1945. Launched 19-05-1945. Completed 31-05-1945. Gr. 10297 t., Net. 6236 t., Dw. 16613 t. L.o.a. 159,57 m., Br. 20,78 m., Dr. 9,31 m. Engine: 2 steam turbines, manufactured by Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company, Pittsburgh. 7240 B.h.p., 5401 kW. Speed 15 knots. 26 Tanks.
History:
DRAPERS MEADOWS-1945 completed for United States War Shipping Administration, Philadelphia, USA.
DRAPERS MEADOWS-1948 for Overseas Tankship Corporation, Panama.
CALTEX AUCKLAND-1951 for Overseas Tankship (UK) Ltd., London, Great Britain.
Additional Reports:
Reported Caltex Auckland sold to shipbreakers in Japan. Arrived Hirao Mar. 1962 to be broken up. Work began jun. 1962. [ By Matsukura Kisen Kaisha ]
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