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Malvern Hill
T2-SE-A1
Built January 1944 by Sun Shipbuilding Company, Chester, Pennsylvania,
as "Malvern Hill" # 377, for U.M.S.C.
1946 - ESSO CHARLOTTE, Standard Oil Company (New Jersey), Wilmington, Del.
1950 - Esso Shipping Company, Wilmington, Del.
1957 - Panama Transport Co., Panama, PA
1958 - HELEN H., Windsor Tankers, Inc., Panama [Windsor Navigation Co., New York - John Hadges]
1960 - Winco Tankers, Inc., Wilmington, Del. [do.], US
lengthened and converted to bulk carrier by replacement of cargo section with new midbody built by Mitsubishi
Haevy Industries Reorg. Ltd., Kobe, resulting vessel 13,268 grt, 555.0 x 75.0' deliverd. 04/1960
1973 - ANNELI, Cia. Commercial Anneli S.A., Piraeus [do.], GR, 5262
1976 - MANDARIN, Lavender Bay Shipping Co., Ltd., Panama [Gokal Group], PA
Broken up at Gadani Beach 1978, arr. Karachi 22.11.77 for delivery, arr. Gadani Beach prior 19.02.1978.
( See photo below )
Ship Report for "MALVERN HILL"
IDNo:
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5146287
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Year:
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1944
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Name:
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MALVERN HILL
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Launch Date:
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07.01.1944
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Type:
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Tanker
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Date of completion:
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01.1944
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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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302
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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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Sun
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Chester, Pa
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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1TE-15
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Subsequent History:
1946 ESSO CHARLOTTE - 1960 HELEN H. -
[ 1960 Lg & widened 168.1 x 22.9 mtr, 13268 grt/23999 dwt & converted to bulk carrier ] -
1973 ANNELI - 1976 MANDARIN
Disposal Data:
Scrapped at Gadani Beach 22.11.1977.
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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Registered Owner
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245029
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5146287
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1944
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MALVERN HILL
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10297
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U.S. Govt.
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245029
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5146287
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1944
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ESSO CHARLOTTE
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10297
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1946
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Standard Oil Co (New Jersey)
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245029
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5146287
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1944
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ESSO CHARLOTTE
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10297
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1950
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Esso Sg Co.
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|
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5146287
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1944
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ESSO CHARLOTTE
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10297
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1957
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Panama Tpt Co.
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|
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5146287
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1944
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HELEN H.
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10297
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1958
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Windsor Tankers Inc.
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245029
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5146287
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5146287
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1944
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HELEN H.
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13268
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1960
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Winco Tankers Inc.
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5262
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5146287
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5146287
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1944
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ANNELI
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13268
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1973
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Cia Commercial Anneli SA.
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5146287
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5146287
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1944
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MANDARIN
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13268
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1976
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Lavender Bay Sg Co Ltd.
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"Esso Charlotte", ex."Malvern Hill".( Photo thanks to Joseph William ( Bill ) Carmena Jr., see inserted photo )
Joseph William Carmena Jr. wrote :
In 1946 I originally wanted to ship out on a United Fruit vessel because one of my distantrelatives was a Chief En-gineer on one of their ships. I went thru the same rigamaroll as most did with the Union and their requirement for initiation fees , dues and exceterera. I would have ended up working for "free". My dad found out from the ESSO Port Captain in Baton Rouge that ESSO had a "Company Union" of their own with membership at NO Cost w/No Dues. That how I shipped out with ESSO. I was able to get my Seaman's Papers ( License ) at the Coast Guard of-fice at the foot of Canal St.in about an hour and, as I remember it, they took my picture and issued my license for 3 entry levels: Ordinary Seaman (Deck), Wiper (Engine Room) and Messman (Steward's Dept). My first assignment was as an ABLE BODIED Seaman because an AB had left the ship in New Orleans and they could not find a quali-fied replacement so I was notified at 02:00AM to report to Algiers for an 06:00 "cast off". I was paid at the AB rate till we get a qualified replacement .
I was assigned the previous AB's private cabin which I stayed in till I returned to Baton Rouge to start LSU in Sep-tember of 1946. GREAT Summer. For a "Home Boy" like me, it was the "Adventure of a Life Time". I'll never forget it.
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"Annelli", ex. "Helen H.", ex. "Esso Charlotte", ex."Malvern Hill".
( Photo Copyright Marc Piche )
Custody CARDS by PMARS is MARAD's official repository of NDRF shipsof Malvern Hill
Custody CARDS
No Disposal CARDS