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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:
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2245309
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Year:
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1944
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Name:
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WHITE RIVER
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Launch Date:
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01.03.1944
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Type:
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Tanker
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Date of completion:
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31.03.1944
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Flag:
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USA
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Keel:
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DWT:
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16613
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Yard No:
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274
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Length overall:
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159.6
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Ship Design:
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T2-SE-A1
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LPP:
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153.3
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Country of build:
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USA
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Beam:
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20.7
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Builder:
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Alabama DD
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Mobile
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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1TE-15
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|
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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
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LR/IMO
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ID
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Year
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Name
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Tons
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Change
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Owner
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245309
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2245309
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1944
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WHITE RIVER
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10172
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U.S. Govt.
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|
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2245309
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1944
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WORLD TRADITION
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10172
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1956
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S.S. Niarchos
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1343
|
|
2245309
|
1944
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WORLD COMMANDER
|
13103
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1959
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S.S. Niarchos
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245309
|
|
2245309
|
1944
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COMMANDER
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13103
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1963
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Marine Carriers Corp.
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245309
|
|
2245309
|
1944
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AMERICAN GRAIN
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13103
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1973
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J.L. Alioto
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245309
|
|
2245309
|
1944
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SANTA ELIA
|
13103
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1973
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J.L. Alioto
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"White River".
"White River".
Bulker "Commander", ex. "World Commander", ex. "World Tradition", ex. "White River".
Bulker "Commander", ex. "World Commander", ex. "World Tradition", ex. "White River".
Bulker "Santa Elia", ex. "Commander", ex. "World Commander", ex. "World Tradition", ex. "White River".
"Santa Elia", ex. "Commander", ex. "World Commander", ex. "World Tradition", ex. "White River", at Birkenhead.
( Photo Copyright David Palmer )
"Santa Elia", ex. "Commander", ex. "World Commander", ex. "World Tradition", ex. "White River".
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