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Mechanicsville
T2-SE-A1
Built October 1943 by The Kaiser Company, Swan Island Yard, Portland, Oregon,
as "Mechanicsville", #824 for U.M.S.C.
1948 - HALLANGER, H. Westfal-Larsen & Co. A/S, Bergen, NO
1959 - ASATO, Harald A. Møller A/S (owned by T. Klaveness and used as a floating
power house in Norway), Oslo, NO
1961 - ALLY, International Union Marine Corp., Monrovia [P. S. Li, Hong Kong], LI
Converted to bulk carrier 06/1961 14,159 grt, new midbody built by Rheinstahl Nordseewerke
G.m.b.H., Emden, 586.4 x 75.3'
1966 - VICTORIA FAITH, Victoria Ocean Transport, Ltd., Monrovia [P. S. Li]
1967 - GRAND TRUST, s/o [United Venture Navigation Co., Ltd. - K. L. Shan & Denis F. P. Li, Hong Kong]
1973 - Concord (Panama), S.A., Panama [ditto.], PA
Broken up at Kaohsiung 1978 by Kaohsiung Steel Corp., Ltd.,
arrived 11.01.1978.
( See photos below )
Ship Report for "MECHANICSVILLE"
1943
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Year:
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1943
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Name:
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MECHANICSVILLE
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Keel:
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Type:
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Tanker
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Launch Date:
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02.10.1943
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Flag:
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USA
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Date of completion:
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10.1943
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DWT:
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16613
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Yard No:
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32
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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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Kaiser
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Swan Island
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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1TE-15
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Subsequent History:
1948 HALLANGER - 1959 ASATO -
[ 1961 Lg 14159 grt & converted to bulk carrier ] -
1961 ALLY, - 1966 VICTORIA FAITH - 1967 GRAND TRUST.
Disposal Data:
Scrapped Kaohsiung Steel Corp., Ltd., arrived 11.01.1978.
History:
ON
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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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247990
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2247990
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1945
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MECHANICSVILLE
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10448
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US Govt.
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247990
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2247990
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1945
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HALLANGER
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10448
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1948
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H. Westfal-Larsen & Co. A/S
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247990
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2247990
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1945
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ASATO
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10448 / 14159
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1959
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Harald A. Møller A/S
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247990
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2247990
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1945
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VICTORIA FAITH
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14159
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1966
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Victoria Ocean Transport, Ltd.
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247990
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2247990
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1945
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GRAND TRUST
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14159
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1967
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Victoria Ocean Transport, Ltd.
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"Hallanger" ex. "Mechanicsville".
( Photo thanks to Jorgen Lonn )
"Hallanger" ex. "Mechanicsville".
"Asato", ex. "Hallanger" ex. "Mechanicsville".
Sadly a not so good Newpaper photograph, showing the "Mechanicsville" as the rebuilt Norwegian "Asato" at Emden,
around 1960/1961. The "Mathilda" (1941), seen in the foreground, was a former US C-1-B-1 Standard freighter,
which had also been sold to Norwegian interests after WW II.
( Photo thanks to G. Mueller-Debus )