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Cotton Valley
T1-M-A1
Built September 1943 by Lancaster Ironworks, Perryville, MD, as "Cotton Valley" # 572, for U.M.S.C.
1943-1944 "Cotton Valley", Ministry of War Transport (bb) (F. T. Everard & Sons, Ltd., mgrs.), London
10 th April 1944, damaged after hitting a mine, Med. Black Sea, Repaired.
Mined 4 Oct 1944, 6 miles south of Port de Bouc, abandoned, broke in two, bow lost,
stern towed to Marseille, temporary bow fitted at Toulon in 1945 and used as water carrier in port,
nominally returned to U.S. Maritime Commission, sold Feb. 1947 to Italian buyers, repaired
1947 - PARAGGI, Carlo Cameli, Genoa, IT, 2545
1964 - N. S. DI MONTALLEGRO, Petrolmar, S.p.A., Genoa
1995 - ELENA X, Elena H Navigation Co., Piraeus, GR,10316
Sold for scrap in 2000.
( No photo available, anyone ?? )
Ship Report for "COTTON VALLEY"
IDNo:
1169647
Year:
1943
Name:
COTTON VALLEY
Launch Date:
Type:
Tanker
Date of completion:
09.1943
Flag:
GBR
Keel:

DWT:
1600
Yard No:
202
Length overall:
67.4
Ship Design:
T1-M-A1
LPP:
65.1
Country of build:
USA
Beam:
11.3
Builder:
Lancaster IW
Material of build:
Location of yard:
Perryville
Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
1D-10

Owner as Completed:
Ministry of War Tpt., London

Subsequent History:
1947 PARAGGI - 1964 N.S.DI MONTALLEGRO -
1995 ELENA X. - 1907 ELENA H.

Disposal Data:
Sold for scrap in 2000

History :
LR/IMO  
ID  
Year
Name  
Tons  
Name change  
Owner
1169647
1943
COTTON VALLEY
1155
Ministry of War Tpt.
2545
1169647
1943
PARAGGI
1155
1947
Carlo Cameli
1169647
1943
N.S. DI MONTALLEGRO
1155
1964
Petrolmar, S.p.A.
1-316
1169647
1943
ELENA X
1155
1995
Elena H Navigation Co.
1-316
1169647
1943
ELEN H
1155
1997
??

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"Elena H", ex. "Elena X", ex. "N.S. Di Montallegro", ex. "Paraggi", ex. "Cotton Valley".
( Photo Copyright Aleksi Lindstroem, 2008 )
  Photobucket
"Elena H", ex. "Elena X", ex. "N.S. Di Montallegro", ex. "Paraggi", ex. "Cotton Valley".
( Photo Copyright Aleksi Lindstroem, 2008 )

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