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Jordan Valley
T2-SE-A1
Built September 1945 by The Kaiser Company, Swan Island Yard, Portland, Oregon,
as "Jordan Valley" # 2720, for U.M.S.C.
1946 - LOMPOC, Union Oil Co. of California, Los Angeles
1956 - Western Ocean Transport Co., Wilmington, Del.
1966 - Security Pacific National Bank, Los Angeles, [ Leased to Union Oil Co. of California ]
1974 - Union Oil Co. of California, Los Angeles
1985 Converted into barge.
( See photos below )
Ship Report for "JORDAN VALLEY"
IDNo:
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5211135
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Year:
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1945
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Name:
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JORDAN VALLEY
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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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01.09.1945
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Flag:
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USA
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Date of completion:
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09.1945
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DWT:
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16613
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Yard No:
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148
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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:
1946 LOMPOC
Disposal Data:
1985 Converted into a barge
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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248653
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5211135
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1945
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JORDAN VALLEY
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10448
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|
U.S. Govt.
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248653
|
|
5211135
|
1945
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LOMPOC
|
10448
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1946
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Union Oil Co., of California
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248653
|
5211135
|
5211135
|
1945
|
LOMPOC
|
10448
|
1956
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Western Ocean Tpt., Co.
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248653
|
5211135
|
5211135
|
1945
|
LOMPOC
|
10448
|
1966
|
Security Pacific National Bank
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248653
|
5211135
|
5211135
|
1945
|
LOMPOC
|
10448
|
1974
|
Union Oil Co., of California
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"Lompoc", ex. "Jordan Valley", anchored in San Francisco Bay in May 1979.
( Photo Copyright David Boone )
"Jordan Valley" as "Lompoc",at Portland, June 1984, laid up there at the Kaiser Shipyard,
the yard that had originally built her. In front is an unknown tanker.
( Photo by Gerhard Mueller-Debus )
"Lompoc", ex. "Jordan Valley". ( Photo by Gerhard Mueller-Debus )
"Lompoc", ex. "Jordan Valley". ( Photo by Gerhard Mueller-Debus )