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T2-SE-A1
 "Grand River" just after the war, anchored, location and date unknown.
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"Caltex Delft" ex. "Grand River".
 
"Caltex Delft" ex. "Grand River".
 
"Caltex Delft" ex. "Grand River".
"Caltex Delft" ex. "Grand River" in Sydney early 1950s.
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 "Caltex Delft" ex. "Grand River", location and date unknown.
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GRAND RIVER, T2-SE-A1
History :
Built by Alabama Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Co., Mobile, Alabama.
Yardnumber 312. UMSC No. 2037. Off. nr. 246812.
Keel laid 16-08-1944. Launched 25-10-1944. Completed 15-11-1944. Gr. 10172 t., Net. 6423 t., Dw. 16613 t. L.o.a. 159,57 m., Br. 20,78 m., Dr. 11,93 m. Engine: 2 steam turbines, manufactured by General Electric Company, Lynn, Massachussetts. 7240 B.h.p., 5401 kW. Speed 15 knots. 26 Tanks.
History:
GRAND RIVER-1944 completed for United States War Shipping Administration, Mobile, Alabama, USA
GRAND RIVER-1947 for Overseas Tankship Corporation, Panama.
CALTEX DELFT-1950 for N.V. Nederlandsche Pacific Tankvaart Maatschappij, The Hague, Netherlands.
Additional Reports:
Reported Caltex Delft sold to shipbreakers in Japan. Arrived Nagasaki 1 Dec. 1964 to be broken up. Work began 1 Feb. 1965.