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 "Hammerfest".
( Photo thanks to Gerhard Mueller-Debus )
 "Polyglory", ex. "Hammerfest".
 
"Polyglory", ex. "Hammerfest".
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 "Polyglory", ex. "Hammerfest".
 
"Union Glory", ex. "Polyglory", ex. "Hammerfest", photo taken in Brake, Germany, in 07-1971.
( Photo by Gerhard Mueller-Debus )
 
"Union Glory", ex. "Polyglory", ex. "Hammerfest", in Brake, Germany, in 07-1971.
( Photo by Gerhard Mueller-Debus )
 
"Union Glory", ex. "Polyglory", ex. "Hammerfest", in Brake, Germany, in 07-1971.
( Photo by Gerhard Mueller-Debus )
 
"Union Glory", ex. "Polyglory", ex. "Hammerfest".
 
"Union Glory", ex. "Polyglory", ex. "Hammerfest".
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 "Hammerfest" StatusCard.

SANTA PAULA, T2-SE-A1
History :
Built by Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Chester, Pennsylvania.
Yardnumber 483. UMSC No.2437. Official nr. Norway.
Keel laid 09-01-1945. Launched 19-04-1945. Completed 30-04-1945. 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:
HAMMERFEST-1945 completed for Norwegian Government, Oslo, Norway.
HAMMERFEST-1945 for Johs.Hansens Rederi A/S , Oslo, Norway.
POLYGLORY-1949 for A/S Kristiansands Tankrederi, Einar Rasmussen, Kristiansand, Norway.
UNION GLORY-1960 for International Union Lines Ltd., Monrovia, Liberia.
Additional Reports:
Reported Union Glory lengthened, widened and converted into bulk carrier in 1961 by replacement of bow and cargo section with new forebody built by Nippon Kokan K.K., Yokohama. Delivered. Apr. 1961.
New dimensions 174.4 / 168.1 x 22.9 m, 13599 grt / 24761 dwt.
Reported Union Glory sold to shipbreakers in Taiwan. Arrived Kaohsiung 3 Mar. 1978 to be broken up. Work Began 29 Apr. 1978. [ By Far East Steel Enterprise Corporation ]