Auke Visser's Famous T - Tankers Pages     |   home
Index
Egg Harbor
T2-SE-A1
 "Egg Harbor" view aft, during construction at Kaiser Co., Inc., Swan Island Yard, Portland, Oregon,
on way no. 5, December 24th. 1942.
 "Egg Harbor" view forward, during construction at Kaiser Co., Inc., Swan Island Yard, Portland, Oregon,
on way no. 5, December 24th. 1942.
 
"Marathon", ex. "President Reitz", ex. "Kyanos", ex. "Valiente", ex. "President Brand", ex. "Egg Harbor".
( Photo Copyright Walter E. Frost )
 
"Marathonian", ex. "Marathon", ex. "President Reitz", ex. "Kyanos", ex. "Valiente", ex. "President Brand", ex. "Egg Harbor" September 30th, 1973.
( Photo Copyright Reserved )
 
"Marathonian", ex. "Marathon", ex. "President Reitz", ex. "Kyanos", ex. "Valiente", ex. "President Brand", ex. "Egg Harbor" September 30th, 1973.
( Photo Copyright Reserved )
"Marathonian", ex. "Marathon", ex. "President Reitz", ex. "Kyanos", ex. "Valiente", ex. "President Brand", ex. "Egg Harbor".
( Photo Copyright Marc Piche )
"Marathonian", ex. "Marathon", ex. "President Reitz", ex. "Kyanos", ex. "Valiente", ex. "President Brand", ex. "Egg Harbor".
( Photo Copyright David Boone )
 
"Marathonian", ex. "Marathon", ex. "President Reitz", ex. "Kyanos", ex. "Valiente", ex. "President Brand", ex. "Egg Harbor".
 
"Marathonian", ex. "Marathon", ex. "President Reitz", ex. "Kyanos", ex. "Valiente", ex. "President Brand", ex. "Egg Harbor",
Seen in the welland canal, Dec, 1973.
( Photo thanks to Fred Miller II )
 
"Sylvia L. Ossa", ex. "Marathonian", ex. "Marathon", ex. "President Reitz", ex. "Kyanos", ex. "Valiente", ex. "President Brand", ex. "Egg Harbor".
( John Sins Collection )

EGG HARBOR, T2-SE-A1
History :
Built by The Kaiser Co., Swan Island Yard, Portland, Oregon.
Yardnumber 5. UMSC No. 797. Off. nr. 242944.
Keel laid 24-08-1942. Launched 30-01-1943. Completed 10-04-1943. Gr. 10448 t., Net. 6285 t., Dw. 16613 t. L.o.a. 159,57 m., Br. 20,78 m., Dr. 8,99 m. Engine: 2 steam turbines, manufactured by General Electric Company, Lynn, Massachussetts. 7240 B.h.p., 5401 kW. Speed 15 knots. 26 Tanks.
History:
EGG HARBOR-1943 completed for United States War Shipping Administration, Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.
PRESIDENT BRAND-1951 for Southern Steamship Pvt. Ltd., Cape Town, South Africa.
VALIENTE-1954 for Valiente Compania Naviera, Monrovia, Liberia.
KYANOS-1959 for Kyanos Steamship Corporation, Monrovia, Liberia.
PRESIDENT REITZ-1960 for Southern Steamship Pvt. Ltd., Cape Town, South Africa.
MARATHON-1967 for Europa Shipping Corporation, Piraeus, Greece.
MARATHONIAN-1974 for Europa Shipping Corporation, Piraeus, Greece.
SYLVIA L. OSSA-1976 for Omnium Transportation Company, Panama.
Additional Reports:
Reported Marathon lengthened, widened and converted into bulk carrier in 1960 by replacing cargo section with new mid-body built by Rheinstahl Nordseewerke G.m.b.H., Emden, delivered Nov. 1962.
New dimensions 6 Holds, 6 Hatches. 183.7 / 177.0 x 22.9 m, 15030 grt / 25073 dwt.
Reported Sylvia L. Ossa went missing since last reporting by radio, 12 Oct. 1976, in position 32.00 N / 68.15 W, whilst on voyage from Rio de Janeiro to Philadelphia, with iron ore. Presumed she foundered without leaving a trace.

Status Card