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T2-SE-A1
"Cross Keys", Christening Bottle Plague, given to the sponsor Mrs. Mabel Affelgren.
( Photo thanks to Jim Smith )
"Cross Keys", around 1946.
( Photo copyright WSS )
"Gulfstream", ex. "Cross Keys".
"Gulfstream", ex. "Cross Keys", coated with ice.
"Gulfstream", ex. "Cross Keys".
"Gulfstream", ex. "Cross Keys", badly damaged, see circle, January 19th, 1949.
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USCGC "Eastwind" on fire after the collision with the tanker "Gulfstream".
( Photo United States Coast Guard )
Collision "Gulfstream" and Coastguard Cutter "Eastwind".
After the war, her homeport remained Boston where she served out of for the remainder of her Coast Guard career. From 1946 through 1947 she made four trips to Greenland supplying bases there. On 19 January 1949 she collided with the tanker Gulfstream off New Jersey, killing 13 crewmen and severely damaging the cutter. From July to September 1950 Eastwind re-supplied Arctic bases. From June to August 1951 Eastwind re-supplied Arctic bases. From May to September 1952 Eastwind re-supplied Arctic bases. From December 1954 to January 1955 Eastwind re-supplied Narsarssuak AFB, Greenland. From June to September 1955 Eastwind re-supplied Arctic bases. From November 1955 to March 1956 Eastwind participated in Operation Deep Freeze to the Antarctic. From May to November 1958 Eastwind re-supplied Arctic bases. On 9 February 1959 Eastwind freed the icebound MSTS Chattahoochee and Eltanin off Newfoundland. From November 1959 to March 1960 Eastwind participated in Operation Deep Freeze to the Antarctic.
Source : United States Coast Guard
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"Gulfstream", with damaged bow.
( Newspaper photo )
Text with photo :
Cape May, N.J. January 19th, 1949.
TANKERS DAMAGED BOW
Closeup of damaged bow (arrow) of the tanker SS Gulfstream after a collision with the Eastwind, a Coast Guard icebreaker off the Jersey coast. This picture was shot from a plane as the tanker limped towards New York.
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"Gulfstream", with damaged bow.
( Newspaper photo )
Text with photo :
Cape May, N.J. January 19th, 1949.
TANKER AFTER COLLISION
The 10,195 ton tanker, SS Gulfstream, limps toward New York today after a collision in the fog off Cape May with a Coast Guard icebreaker , the Eastwind. Ten Coast Guardsmen were killed in the crash. Note the damaged bow of the tanker, ripped open in the collision.
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"Columbia", ex. "Wang Explorer", ex. Gulfstream", ex. "Cross Keys".
CROSS KEYS, T2-SE-A1
History :
Built by Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Chester, Pennsylvania.
\Yardnumber 258. UMSC No. 359. Official nr. 243852.
Keel laid 23-03-1943. Launched 05-07-1943. Completed 17-07-1943. Gr. 10195 t., Net. 6289 t., Dw. 16613 t. L.o.a. 159,57 m., Br. 20,78 m., Dr. 9,23 m. Engine: 2 steam turbines, manufactured by Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company, Pittsburgh. 6600 B.h.p., 5401 kW. Speed 15 knots. 26 Tanks.
History:
CROSS KEYS-1943 completed for Gulf Oil Corporation, Philadelphia, USA.
GULFSTREAM-1947 for Gulf Oil Corporation, Philadelphia, USA.
WANG EXPLORER-1958 for Bayview Steamship Corporation, New York, USA.
COLUMBIA-1960 for Cape Waterways Corporation, New York, USA
Additional Reports:
Reported Columbia sold to shipbreakers in Italy. Arrived Savona 31 Oct. 1962 to be broken up. Work began 1 Jul 1963. [ By Ditta Giuseppe Riccardi, Vado Ligure ]
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