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Yellow Tavern
T2-SE-A1
"Yellow Tavern".
"Caltex Colombo" ex. "Yellow Tavern".
"Caltex Colombo" ex. "Yellow Tavern".
"Caltex Colombo" ex. "Yellow Tavern".
"Caltex Colombo" ex. "Yellow Tavern".
"Caltex Colombo" ex. "Yellow Tavern".
"Caltex Colombo" ex. "Yellow Tavern".
( Painting by Joe Whelan )
"Caltex Colombo" ex. "Yellow Tavern" in Sydney early 1950s.
( Photo Copyright Marine photography MPBH Sydney Australia )
YELLOW TAVERN, T2-SE-A1
History :
Built by Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Chester, Pennsylvania.
Yardnumber 425. UMSC No. 1768. Official nr. 246833,
Keel laid 17-07-1944. Launched 27-10-1944. Completed 08-11-1944. Gr. 10296 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:
YELLOW TAVERN-1944 completed for United States War Shipping Administration, Philadelphia, USA.
YELLOW TAVERN-1946 for Overseas Tankship Corporation, Panama.
CALTEX COLOMBO-1951 for Overseas Tankship Ltd., Corporation, Panama.
CALTEX COLOMBO-1952 for Overseas Tankship (U.K.) Ltd ., London, Great Britain.
Additional Reports:
Reported Caltex Colombo sold to shipbreakers in Japan. Arrived Etajima 27 Nov. 1966 to be broken up. [ By Amakasa Sangyo Kisen Kaisha ]
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