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Winchester
T2-SE-A1
"Winchester".
"Winchester".
"Winchester", at Fawley.
"Winchester".
"Betty Conway", ex. "Winchester", after rebuilding in 1960.
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WINCHESTER, T2-SE-A1
History :
Built by Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Chester, Pennsylvania.
Yardnumber 292. UMSC No. 361. Official nr. 244238.
Keel laid 22-05-1943. Launched 16-09-1943. Completed 25-09-1943. Gr. 10198 t., Net. 5361 t., Dw. 16613 t. L.o.a. 159,57 m., Br. 20,78 m., Dr. 9,31 m. Engine: 2 steam turbines, manufactured by General Electric Company, Lynn, Massachussetts. 7240 B.h.p., 5401 kW. Speed 15 knots. 26 Tanks.
History:
WINCHESTER-1943 completed for United States War Shipping Administration, Philadelphia, USA.
WINCHESTER-1947 for Panama Transoceanic Company S.A., Panama.
BETTY CONWAY-1960 for Panama Transoceanic Company S.A., Panama.
BETTY CONWAY-1966 for Panama Transoceanic Company S.A., Monrovia, Liberia.
Additional Reports:
Reported Betty Conway lengthened and widened in 1960 by Blohm & Voss AG, Hamburg.
1960 New Dimensions 175.3 / 166.1 x 24.0 m, 14424 grt / 24925 dwt.
Reported Betty Conway sold to shipbreakers in Spain. Arrived Bilbao 27 May 1977 to be broken up. Work began Jul.1977. [ By Revalorizacion de Materiales S.A. ]
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