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Fort Laramie
T2-SE-A1
"Fort Laramie", launch on September 6th, 1943.
"Fort Laramie" inbound on July 2nd, 1944.( Photo US Coast Guard)
"R.F. McConell", ex. "Fort Laramie".
"R.F. McConell", ex. "Fort Laramie".
"Amoco Louisiana" ex. "R.F. McConell", ex. "Fort Laramie".( Photo Copyright Harry Stott )
"Amoco Louisiana" ex. "R.F. McConell", ex. "Fort Laramie".FORT LARAMIE, T2-SE-A1
History :
Built by Alabama Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Co., Mobile, Alabama.
Yardnumber 288. UMSC No. 1496. Off. nr. 244329.
Keel laid 10-02-1943. Launched 06-09-1943. Completed 18-07-1944. Gr. 10172 t., Net. 6423 t., Dw. 16613 t. L.o.a. 159,57 m., Br. 20,78 m., Dr. 11,93 m. Engine: 2 steam turbines, manufactured by General Electric Company, Lynn, Massachussetts. 7240 B.h.p., 5401 kW. Speed 15 knots. 26 Tanks.
History:
FORT LARAMIE-1944 completed for United States War Shipping Administration, Mobile, Alabama, USA.
R.F. McCONNELL-1948 for Stanolind Marine Transport Company, Wilmington, Delaware, USA.
R.F. McCONNELL-1949 for University of Chicago, Wilmington, Delaware, USA.
AMOCO LOUISIANA-1958 for University of Chicago, Wilmington, Delaware, USA.
AMOCO LOUISIANA-1963 for Marine Petroleum Carrier Corporation, Wilmington, Delaware, USA.
Additional Reports:
Reported Amoco Louisiana lengthened and widened in 1958 by replacement of cargo section with new mid-body built by Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company, Newport News.
New dimensions 27 Tanks, 174.2 / 168.1 x 22.9 m, 12638 gr t /20099 dwt.
Reported Amoco Louisiana sold to shipbreakers in Spain. Arrived Castellon Jul. 1973 to be broken up. [ By Industrial y Comercial de Levante SA ]
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