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Esso Portland (I)
T3-S-A1
Built November 1943 by Bethlehem Steel Shipyard, Sparrows Point, MD.,
as "Esso Portland (I)" # 521, for Standard Oil Co., NJ.
1943 Completed as "Dartmouth", U.S.War Shipping Administration, Baltimore, USA.
1951 Renamed "Esso Brooklyn", Esso Shipping Co., USA.
1972 Scrapped at Castellon 09.1972.
( See photos below )
Ship Report for "ESSO PORTLAND (I) / DARTMOUTH"
IDNo:
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2243127
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Year:
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1943
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Name:
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DARTMOUTH
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Launch Date:
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14.01.1943
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Type:
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Tanker
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Date of completion:
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04.1943
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Flag:
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USA
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Keel:
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DWT:
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16100
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Yard No:
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4383
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Length overall:
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152.9
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Ship Design:
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T3-S-A1
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LPP:
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148.6
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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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Bethlehem
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Sparrow's Point
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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1ST-15
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Owner as Completed:
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U.S.War Sg Administration, Baltimore
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Subsequent History:
[ Launched as ESSO PORTLAND] - 1943 DARTMOUTH -
1951 ESSO BROOKLYN
Disposal Data:
Scrapped at Castellon 05.06.1972
History:
ON
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ID
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Year built
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Name
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Tons
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Name change
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Main Owner
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243127
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2243127
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1943
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ESSO PORTLAND
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9879
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1943
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Standard Oil Co., NJ.
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243127
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2243127
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1943
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DARTMOUTH
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9879
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U.S. Govt.
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243127
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2243127
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1943
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ESSO BROOKLYN
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9879
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1951
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Esso Sg Co.
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Built as "Esso Portland (I)" completed as "Dartmouth" in 1943. Renamed as "Esso Brooklyn" in 1951.
Seen here loading Planes on deck, for distant battle areas. Scrapped in 1972.
"Dartmouth" on on November 26thth 1943 off the coast of North Carolina. Owned by Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey and operated by Owner under WSA Service Agreement Form TCA (Time Charter Agreement).
( Photo courtesy : National Archives )
The SS "Dartmouth" discharging cargo at Paulsboro, NJ.
The SS "Dartmouth" in Esso colours.
"Esso Brooklyn", ex. "Dartmouth", loading on the Caripito river.
( Photo thanks to Alberto Garcia )
"Esso Brooklyn", ex. "Dartmouth", anchored in Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro 1960.
( Photo thanks to Alberto Garcia )
"Esso Brooklyn", ex. "Dartmouth".