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White River
T2-SE-A1
Built March 1944 by Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company, Mobile,
Alabama as "White River" # 558, for U.M.S.C.

HISTORY :
WHITE RIVER - USA   1 Turbine Electric (aft)
10,172 GRT for U. S. War Shipping Administration, Mobile,  Reg. leng. & breadth - 504.0 x 68.2
Tanker built by Alabama DD. & SB. Co., Mobile, Ala.  month/year, completed - (03/1944)
Yard number -  #274,  official number -  245309
1947 - Panama Oceanic Lines, Inc., Panama   [ Stavros S. Niarchos ], PA
1956 - WORLD TRADITION, Same owner.
1959 - WORLD COMMANDER    World Commander Corp., Monrovia  [do., LI    1343
Conv. to bulk carrier by replacement of cargo section and lengthened, built by
Harima SB. & Eng. Co., Ltd., Aioi,  resulting vessel  13,103 grt,  555.9' x 75' 2,
delivered 05/1959.
1963 - COMMANDER   Marine Carriers Corp., New York   US
1973 - AMERICAN GRAIN    American Grain Steamship Co., Wilmington, Del.  [ Freighters, Inc.,
San Francisco - John I. Alioto ]
1973 - SANTA ELIA   North Beach Steamship Co., Wilmington, Del.  [do.]
1974 - s/o, Panama, PA
Damaged by stranding, 26 April 1975, off Vlissingen, voyage Antwerp - Hull, grain, refloated, laid up,
sold 1976, Broken up at Bilbao 1976 by Revalorizacion de Materiales, S.A.,
arrived 24.03.1976 in tow, work began 15.05.1976.
( See photos below )
Ship Report for "WHITE RIVER"
IDNo:
2245309
Year:
1944
Name:
WHITE RIVER
Launch Date:
01.03.1944
Type:
Tanker
Date of completion:
31.03.1944
Flag:
USA
Keel:

DWT:
16613
Yard No:
274
Length overall:
159.6
Ship Design:
T2-SE-A1
LPP:
153.3
Country of build:
USA
Beam:
20.7
Builder:
Alabama DD
Material of build:
Location of yard:
Mobile
Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
1TE-15

Subsequent History:
1956 WORLD TRADITION - [ 1959 Lg 13103 grt & converted to bulk carrier ] -
1959 WORLD COMMANDER - 1963 COMMANDER -
1973 AMERICAN GRAIN - 1973 SANTA ELIA

Disposal Data:
Scrapped at Bilbao 24.03.1976 (damaged by stranding 26.04.1975)

History:
ON  
LR/IMO  
ID  
Year
Name  
Tons  
Change  
Owner
245309
2245309
1944
WHITE RIVER   
10172
U.S. Govt.
2245309
1944
WORLD TRADITION
10172
1956
S.S. Niarchos
1343
2245309
1944
WORLD COMMANDER
13103
1959
S.S. Niarchos
245309
2245309
1944
COMMANDER
13103
1963
Marine Carriers Corp.
245309
2245309
1944
AMERICAN GRAIN
13103
1973
J.L. Alioto
245309
2245309
1944
SANTA ELIA
13103
1973
J.L. Alioto

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"White River".
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"White River".
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Bulker "Commander", ex. "World Commander", ex. "World Tradition", ex. "White River".
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Bulker "Commander", ex. "World Commander", ex. "World Tradition", ex. "White River".
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Bulker "Santa Elia", ex. "Commander", ex. "World Commander", ex. "World Tradition", ex. "White River".
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"Santa Elia", ex. "Commander", ex. "World Commander", ex. "World Tradition", ex. "White River", at Birkenhead.
( Photo Copyright David Palmer )
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"Santa Elia", ex. "Commander", ex. "World Commander", ex. "World Tradition", ex. "White River".

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