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Beacon Rock
T2-SE-A1
Built September 1944 by The Kaiser Company, Swan Island Yard, Portland, Oregon,
as "Beacon Rock" # 1941, for U.M.S.C.
1944 - DONBASS III, (ÄÎÍÁÀÑÑ III) Dal'nyevostochnoye Gosudarstvyennoye Morskoye Parokhodstvo,
Vlaidvostok, USSR Stranded, broke in two, 17 Feb 1946, 360 miles SSE of Adagha Island, Aleutians,
voyage San Pedro - Vladivostok, petroleum, both sections floated and towed in, aftership was
towed by another T2-tanker "Puente Hills" to Seattle, forepart to Alaska and apparently sold for
scrap in the U.S., stern section sold Oct 1946 to Pacific Gas & Electric Co. for service
as floating power plant at Eureka, California, reported for sale in April 1957.
( See photo below )
Ship Report for "BEACON ROCK"
IDNo:
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2246377
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Year:
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1944
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Name:
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BEACON ROCK
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Launch Date:
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08.08.1944
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Type:
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Tanker
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Date of completion:
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09.1944
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Flag:
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USA
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Keel:
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DWT:
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16613
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Yard No:
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84
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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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Owner as Completed:
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U.S.War Sg Administration, Portland, Ore.
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Subsequent History:
1944 DONBASS III
Disposal Data:
wrecked 40 miles South of Adak, Aleutians 17.02.1946.
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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Name change
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Main Owner
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246377
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2246377
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1944
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BEACON ROCK
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10448
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U.S. Govt.
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2246377
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1944
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DONBASS III
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10448
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1944
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USSR Govt.
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Alaska's, worst all time shipping losses :Date
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Vessel Type
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Name
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Cause
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Location
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Number Lost
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Feb 17, 1946
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Russian tanker
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Donbass III
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Went Aground
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40 mi S of Adak
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16 lost, 48 rescued
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Alaskan Shipwreck Data
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Sorted by Ship ID
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Vessel
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Date of Wreck
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Where Lost
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Cause of Wreck
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Last Port
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Desti-
nation
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Length/
Tons
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Sources
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Donbass III
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17/02/
1946
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40 miles South of Adak, Aleutians
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40 miles S of Adak in storm. Tanker broke in two; stern towed to Seattle for salvage/10(5/1946)98; 3(535); 3(642) =also used as a power plant; Forward half of Donbass found by Russian freighter Belgorod and later scrapped/6 (174)
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San Pedro
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Vladivostok
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10,448 t
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AK. Sports 5/46:98, PAS: 174, MCC: 535, 642
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"Beacon Rock".
On Feb 17, 1946 the Russian tanker "Donbass III", ex. "Beacon Rock", went aground 40 miles South of Adak.
16 men lost their lives 48 where rescued.
( Photo copyright Evgeny Lepke )
Red spot is Adak Island on the Aleutians.
Some, not very sharp, photos from several newspapers.
( All photos below, thanks to Sergey Grishcov, Moscov )
Fore part of the broken "Donbass III", with Russian freighter Belgorod, in the background.
Aftership is being towed by another T2-tanker "Puente Hills" to Seattle.
Evgeni Lepke, second mate ( 1944-1946), the only one who was rescued from the fore part of the "Donbass III".
Well known, in the USSR, as a War Hero, escaped from a nazi prison of war camp, during WW II.
Died in 1989.
"Donbass III", after arrival in Los Angelos on March 1944.
( News paper photo )
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