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Charlestown
T2-SE-A1
"Charlestown" outbound, June 30th, 1943. Photo US Coast Guard )
"Charlestown" anchored, November 18th, 1943. ( Photo US Coast Guard )
"Charlestown", source, location and date unknown.
"Charlestown", source, location and date unknown. (FotoFlyte)
"World Transporter" ex. "Charlestown", source, location and date unknown.
The lengthened "World Crusader", ex. "World Transporter" ex. "Charlestown", source, location and date unknown.
"Globe Carrier", ex. "World Crusader", ex. "World Transporter" ex. "Charlestown", source, location and date unknown.
CHARLESTOWN, T2-SE-A1
History :
Built by Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Chester, Pennsylvania.
Yardnumber 317. UMSC No. 310. Official nr. 245303.
Keel laid 21-01-1943. Launched 06-05-1943. Completed 18-05-1943. Gr. 10195 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 General Electric Company, Lynn, Massachussetts. 7240 B.h.p., 5401 kW. Speed 15 knots. 26 Tanks.
History:
CHARLESTOWN-1943 completed for United States War Shipping Administration, Philadelphia, USA.
CHARLESTOWN-1947 for Panama Oceanic Lines Inc., Panama.
WORLD TRANSPORTER-1956 for Statel Compania de Vapores S.A., Panama.
WORLD CRUSADER-1959 for Pavin Navigation Inc., Monrovia, Panama.
GLOBE CARRIER-1961 for Overseas Carriers Corporation, New York, USA.
OVERSEAS CARRIER-1974 for International Carriers Inc., New York, USA.
LILY-1977 for Rector Navigation Corporation, Panama.
Additional Reports:
Reported World Crusader lengthened, widened and converted into bulker in 1959 by replacement of cargo section with new midbody built by Harima Shipbuilding & Engineering Company Ltd., Aioi, Japan. Delivered Jul. 1959.
1959 New Dimensions 169,40 x 22,91 m, 12,793 grt,
Reported Lily sold to shipbreakers in Taiwan. Arrived Kaohsiung 3 Dec. 1977 to be broken up. Work Began 11 Jan. 1978. [ By Nan Feng Steel Enterprises Company Ltd. ]
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"Charlestown" Status Card.