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Castle's Woods
T2-SE-A1
Built June 1945 by Sun Shipbuilding Company, Chester, Pennsylvania,
as "Castle's Woods" # 2450, for U.M.S.C.
1947 - Overseas Tankship Corp., Panama [Caltex], Panama
1951 - CALTEX BOMBAY, Overseas Tankship (U.K.), Ltd., London, BR
1968 - TEXACO BOMBAY, Texaco Overseas Tankship, Ltd., London - s/o
lengthened by replacement of bow and cargo section with new forebody built by
Hitachi Zosen K.K., Kawasaki, resulting vessel 13,892 grt, 549.4 x 77.4' delivered 08/1968.
Broken up at Kaohsiung 1982 by Nan Sin Steel Enterprise Co., Ltd.,
arrived 06.08.1982, work began 10.08.1982.
( See photos below )
Ship Report for "CASTLE'S WOODS"
Subsequent History:
1951 CALTEX BOMBAY - [ 1968 Lg & widened 13892 grt ] -
1968 TEXACO BOMBAY
Disposal Data:
Scrapped at Kaohsiung 06.08.1982.
History:
"Castle's Woods".
"Caltex Bombay" ex. "Castle's Woods".
"Caltex Bombay" ex. "Castle's Woods". ( Caltex postcard )
"Caltex Bombay" ex. "Castle's Woods".
( Courtesy of Basil Harris MPB Private Collection Sydney )
Rebuilt and renamed "Texaco Bombay", ex. "Caltex Bombay" ex. "Castle's Woods".
"Texaco Bombay", ex "Caltex Bombay", ex. "Castle Woods".
( Courtesy of Basil Harris MPB Private Collection Sydney )
"Texaco Bombay", ex "Caltex Bombay", ex. "Castle Woods".
No Custody & Disposal CARDS
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