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Roxbury Hill
T2-SE-A1
"Gulfhorn", ex. "Roxbury Hill".
( Photo Copyright Dick Markell )
"Gulfhorn", ex. "Roxbury Hill".
"Gulfhorn", ex. "Roxbury Hill".
( Source: Steamship Historical Society of America )
"Gulftiger" ex. "Gulfhorn", ex. "Roxbury Hill", jumboized, passing by the Liberty statue.
"Gulftiger" ex. "Gulfhorn", ex. "Roxbury Hill", jumboized.
"Gulftiger" ex. "Gulfhorn", ex. "Roxbury Hill", jumboized.
"Gulftiger" ex. "Gulfhorn", ex. "Roxbury Hill", jumboized.
"Gulftiger" ex. "Gulfhorn", ex. "Roxbury Hill", passage in the Gulf of Mexico.
( Photo Copyright Randy Hyde )
"Gulftiger" ex. "Gulfhorn", ex. "Roxbury Hill", passage in the Gulf of Mexico.
( Photo Copyright Randy Hyde )
ROXBURY HILL, T2-SE-A1
History :
Built by Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Chester, Pennsylvania.
Yardnumber 470. UMSC No.2438. Official nr. 247767.
eel laid 24-01-1945. Launched 03-05-1945. Completed 15-05-1945. 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 27 knots. 26 Tanks.
History:
ROXBURY HILL-1945 completed for United States War Shipping Administration, Philadelphia, USA.
ROXBURY HILL-1946 for Gulf Oil Corporation, Philadelphia, USA.
GULFHORN-1947 for Gulf Oil Corporation, Philadelphia, USA.
GULFTIGER-1958 for Blackships Inc., Gulf Oil Corporation, Wilmington, Delaware, USA.
SUZANNE-1981 for Steamship Company Suzanne Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Additional Reports:
Reported Gulftiger lengthened in 1958 by replacement of cargo section with new midbody by Maryland Shipbuilding & Drydock Company, Baltimore, Maryland.
New dimensions 174.4 / 168.1 x 23.0 m, 12668 grt / 20225 dwt.
Reported Suzanne sold to shipbreakers in Taiwan. Arrived Kaohsiung 7 <ay 1985 to be broken up. Work began 13 May 1985. [ By Chi Shun Hwa Steel Co., Ltd. ]
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