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Chrysler's Field
See also : Launch of the "Chrysler's Field"
T2-SE-A1
"Imperial Winnipeg", ex. "Chrysler's Field".
( Photo thanks to Donald A. Baker )
"Imperial Winnipeg", ex. "Chrysler's Field".
"San Pablo", ex. "Imperial Winnipeg", ex. "Chrysler's Field" in 1956.
( Photo thanks to Giancarlo Baudoino, who's brother Baudoino was on board for 24 months,
all in one time, in the 1955 to 1957 )
"San Pablo", ex. "Imperial Winnipeg", ex. "Chrysler's Field" at Portland Maine 1957.
( Photo thanks to Giancarlo Baudoino )
CHRYSLER'S FIELD, T2-SE-A1
History :
Built by Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Chester, Pennsylvania.
Yardnumber 448. UMSC No. 1762. Official nr. 246652.
Keel laid 14-06-1944. Launched 28-09-1944. Completed 12-10-1944. Gr. 10297 t., Net. 6236 t., Dw. 16613 t. L.o.a. 159,57 m., Br. 20,78 m., Dr. 9,31 m. Engine: 2 steam turbines, manufactured by Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company, Pittsburgh. 7240 B.h.p., 5401 kW. Speed 15 knots. 26 Tanks.
History:
CHRYSLER’S FIELD-1944 completed for United States War Shipping Administration, Philadelphia, USA.
IMPERIAL WINNIPEG-1947 for Imperial Oil Shipping Company Ltd., Montreal, Canada.
SAN PABLO-1954 for Compania Atlantica de Navegacion S.A., Panama.
Additional Reports:
Reported San Pablo laid up in La Spezia since 8 Oct. 1957.
Reported San Pablo sold to shipbreakers in France. Arrived La Seyne, 17 May 1962 in tow to be broken up. [ By Societe de Materiel Naval Du Midi ]
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