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Grays Harbour
T2-SE-A1
Built July1945 by The Kaiser Company, Swan Island Yard, Portland, Oregon, as "Grays Harbour" # 2426, for U.M.S.C.
1947 - Overseas Tankship Corp., Panama [Caltex], PA
1952 - CALTEX RHODESIA s/o
1961 - RHODESIA MARU Tokyo Tanker K.K., Tokyo, JA, 87458
1964 - SHUNYO MARU No. 2 Morita Rinkai Kogyo K.K., Ichinomiya - converted to sand dredger
Broken up at Kaohsiung, March 1970.
( See photo below )
Ship Report for "GRAYS HARBOR"
IDNo:
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5293913
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Year:
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1945
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Name:
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GRAYS HARBOR
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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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12.07.1945
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Flag:
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USA
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Date of completion:
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07.1945
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DWT:
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16613
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Yard No:
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143
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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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|
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Subsequent History:
1952 CALTEX RHODESIA - 1961 RHODESIA MARU -
[ 1964 converted to sand dredger ] -
1964 SHUNYO MARU No.2
Disposal Data:
Scrapped at Kaohsiung March 1970.
History:
ON
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LR/IMO
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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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Registered Owner
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248270
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5293913
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1945
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GRAYS HARBOR
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10448
|
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U.S. Govt.
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|
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5293913
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1945
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GRAYS HARBOR
|
10448
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1947
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Overseas Tankship Corp.
|
|
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5293913
|
1945
|
CALTEX RHODESIA
|
10448
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1952
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Overseas Tankship Corp.
|
87458
|
5293913
|
5293913
|
1945
|
RHODESIA MARU
|
10448
|
1961
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Tokyo Tanker KK
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87458
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5293913
|
5293913
|
1945
|
SHUNYO MARU No.2
|
10448
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1964
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Morita Rinkai Kogyo KK
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"Grays Harbor".
The Japanese-flag "Shunyo Maru No 2" was built as the T2 tanker "Grays Harbor" in 1945,
Converted to a combined dredger/sand carrier in 1964 she was fitted with powerful dredging
equipment, including large suction pipes.