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Buffalo Wallow
T2-SE-A1
Built April 1943 by Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company, Mobile, Alabama,
as "Buffalo Wallow" # 531, for U.M.S.C.
10,172 GRT for U. S. War Shipping Administration, Mobile, - Reg. leng. & breadth - 504.0 x 68.2
Tanker built by Alabama DD. & SB. Co., Mobile, Ala. month/year, completed - (04/1943)
Yard number - #247, official number - 242851
1948 - F. O. PRIOR Stanolind Marine Transport Co., Wilmington, Del. [ Standard Oil Co. (Indiana) ]
1950 - Pan-American Petroleum & Transport Co., Wilmington, Del. [do.]
1951 - PAN-CONNECTICUT, Same owner.
1954 - American Oil Company, Baltimore (New York)
1955 - AMOCO CONNECTICUT , Same owner.
1957 - First Tanker Co., Wilmington, Del. [Standard Oil Co. ( Indiana) ]
1957 - lengthened by replacement of cargo section with new mid-body built by
Newport News SB. & DD. Co., Newport News, Va., resulting vessel 12,491 grt, 552' 0 x 75' 2,
delivered 10/1957
1960 - American Oil Company, Baltimore
1970 - Amoco Shipping Co., New York
Broken up at Brownsville, Texas, Sept. 1981, by Brownsville Steel & Salvage,
arrived 25.08.1981.
( See photos below )
Ship Report for "Buffalo Wallow"
ID No: 2242851 Name: Buffalo Wallow Year: 1943
Builder: Alabama DD Country of build: US Link: 1135 Ship Design: T2-SE-A1
Location of yard: Mobile Yard No: 247
Keel: - Launch Date: - Date of completion: 04.1943
Type: Tanker Tons: 10172 DWT: 16613
Length overall: 159.6 LPP: 153.3 Beam: 20.7
Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn): 1TE-15 Material of build: -
Owner as Completed: U.S.War Sg Administration, Mobile Flag: USA
Subsequent History:
1948 F.O. PRIOR - 1951 PAN-CONNECTICUT -
1955 AMOCO CONNECTICUT - [ 1957 Lg 12491grt ]
Disposal Data:
Scrapped at Brownsville 25.08.1981.
History:
ON
|
ID
|
Year built
|
Name
|
Tons
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Name change
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242851
|
2242851
|
1943
|
BUFFALO WALLOW
|
10172
|
|
242851
|
2242851
|
1943
|
F.O.PRIOR
|
10172
|
1948
|
242851
|
2242851
|
1943
|
PAN-CONNECTICUT
|
10172
|
1951
|
242851
|
2242851
|
1943
|
AMOCO CONNECTICUT
|
10172
|
1955
|
"Amoco Connecticut", ex. "Pan-Connecticut", ex. "F.O. Prior", ex. "Buffalo Wallow".
( Copyright : Arne Sogness )
"Amoco Connecticut", ex. "Pan-Connecticut", ex. "F.O. Prior", ex. "Buffalo Wallow".
"Amoco Connecticut", ex. "Pan-Connecticut", ex. "F.O. Prior", ex. "Buffalo Wallow".
( Photo collection Jorgen Lonn )
"Amoco Connecticut", ex. "Pan-Connecticut", ex. "F.O. Prior", ex. "Buffalo Wallow".
( Photo Copyright Chris Howell )