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Ventura Hills
T2-SE-A1
Built February 1945 by The Marinship Corporation, Sausalito, California,
as "Ventura Hills" # 1849, for U.M.S.C.
1948 - VENTURA, Ventura Steamship Corp., Wilmington, Del., [Stavros S. Niarchos]
1955 - TUSCARORA, Tuscarora Corp., Monrovia [do.], LI, 676
1956 - WORLD TEMPEST, World Tempest Corp., Monrovia - s/o
1960 - Ajax Shipping Co., Ltd., Piraeus [do.], GR, 1667
Sold to Italian shipbreakers 1965, arrived La Spezia 24.10.1965,
part of bottom section converted to pipelaying barge CASTORO.
( See photo below )
Ship Report for "2247389"
IDNo:
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2247389
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Year:
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1945
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Name:
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VENTURA HILLS
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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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08.02.1945
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Flag:
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USA
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Date of completion:
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02.1945
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DWT:
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16613
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Yard No:
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73
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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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Marinship Corp.
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Sausalito
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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:
1948 VENTURA - 1955 TUSCARORA - 1956 WORLD TEMPEST
Disposal Data:
Scrapped at La Spezia 24.10.1965 (part of her was made into a barge).
History :
ON
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LR/IMO
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ID
|
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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247389
|
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2247389
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1945
|
VENTURA HILLS
|
10441
|
|
U.S. Govt
|
247389
|
|
2247389
|
1945
|
VENTURA
|
10441
|
1948
|
Ventura SS Corp.
|
676
|
|
2247389
|
1945
|
TUSCARORA
|
10441
|
1955
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Tuscarora Corp.
|
676
|
|
2247389
|
1945
|
WORLD TEMPEST
|
10441
|
1956
|
World Tempest Corp.
|
1667
|
539342
|
2247389
|
1945
|
WORLD TEMPEST
|
10441
|
1960
|
Ajax Sg Co Ltd.
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"World Tempest", ex. "Tuscarora", ex. Ventura", ex. "Ventura Hills".
( Photo Copyright FotoFlite )