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Montezuma Castle
T2-SE-A1
"Esso Bretagne" ex. "Montezuma Castle", location and date unknown.(Photo thanks to Michael Pryce)
"Esso Bretagne" ex. "Montezuma Castle", location and date unknown.( photo thanks to Jérôme Billard )
"Esso Bretagne" ex. "Montezuma Castle", source, location and date unknown.
"Faros", ex. "Esso Bretagne" ex. "Montezuma Castle", at Norfolk, 1968.( Photo copyright W. Schell )
"Faros", ex. "Esso Bretagne" ex. "Montezuma Castle", at the Kieler Channel 15 07 1973.
( Photo copyright G. Bargsten )
"Faros", ex. "Esso Bretagne" ex. "Montezuma Castle", at the Kieler Channel 15 07 1973.
( Photo copyright G. Bargsten )
"Faros", ex. "Esso Bretagne" ex. "Montezuma Castle", at the Kieler Channel 15 07 1973.
( Photo copyright G. Bargsten )
Cathy Whitaker, wrote to me: My father Robert William Noble served 3 years on SS Montezuma Castle, a merchant marine.
My father Robert William Noble recently passed away at the age of 94. As I've been going through his photos again and researching his life in more detail, I came across your website. I haven't appreciated enough the sacrifices of our men and women in uniform and in the military.
Attached is a photo my mother must have taken of my father when they met in Galveston, Texas. It's priceless to me and I thought you might enjoy seeing it too.
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MONTEZUMA CASTLE, T2-SE-A1
History :
Built by The Kaiser Co., Swan Island Yard, Portland, Oregon.
Yardnumber 87. UMSC No. 1944. Off. nr. 246463.
Keel laid 11-07-1944. Launched 22-08-1944. Completed 18-09-1944. Gr. 10448 t., Net. 6285 t., Dw. 16613 t. L.o.a. 159,57 m., Br. 20,78 m., Dr. 8,99 m. Engine: 2 steam turbines, manufactured by General Electric Company, Lynn, Massachussetts. 7240 B.h.p., 5401 kW. Speed 15 knots. 26 Tanks.
History:
MONTEZUMA CASTLE-1944 completed for United States War Shipping Administration, Portland, Oregon, USA.
ESSO BRETAGNE-1948 for French Government, Le Havre, France.
ESSO BRETAGNE-1956 for Esso Standard Soc. Anon. Francaise, Le Havre, France.
FAROS-1960 for Mace Shipping Company S.A., Piraeus, Greece.
FAROS-1974 for Mace Shipping Company S.A., Monrovia, Liberia.
PYRAMID VIKING-1977 for Creole Shipping Ltd., Pyramid Ventures Group, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Additional Reports:
Reported Faros lengthened, widened and converted into bulk carrier in 1961 by replacement of cargo section with new mid-body built by Cockerill Ougree, Hoboken.
New dimensions, 8 Holds, 8 Hatches., 189.0 / 182.9 x 23.0 m, 15579 grt / 22810 dwt.
Reported Pyramid Viking sold to shipbreakers in USA. Arrived Brownsville, Texas 14 Jun. 1977 to be broken up. [ By Consolidated Andy Inc. ]
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