Auke Visser's Famous T - Tankers Pages | home
Trailblazer
T2-SE-A1
Built July 1944 by The Kaiser Company, Swan Island Yard, Portland, Oregon,
as "Trailblazer" # 1930, for U.S. Govt.
1944 - KAPTEIN WORSOE Norwegian Government, Oslo, NO
1946 - TRAILBLAZER U. S. Maritime Commission, Portland, Ore., US
1948 - BERRY French Gov't. - Min. de la Marine Marchande (Soc. Française de Transports Pétroliers, mgrs.), Dunkerque, FR
1956 - Soc. Française de Transports Pétroliers, Dunkerque
1961 - French Gov't. - Min. de la Marine Marchande - bare boat charter to French Navy, oiler (A-620)
Returned to owners 3/1963, sold to Margalante Cia. Nav. S.A., Monrovia, renamed HEPTA for delivery voyage,
Broken up at Hong Kong 1963 by Leung Yau Co., arrived 30.05.1963, work began 12.06.1963.
( See photos below )
Ship Report for "TRAILBAZER"
IDNo:
|
2245978
|
Year:
|
1944
|
Name:
|
TRAILBLAZER
|
Keel:
|
|
Type:
|
Tanker
|
Launch Date:
|
10.06.1944
|
Flag:
|
USA
|
Date of completion:
|
07.1944
|
DWT:
|
16613
|
Yard No:
|
73
|
Length overall:
|
159.6
|
Ship Design:
|
T2-SE-A1
|
LPP:
|
153.3
|
Country of build:
|
USA
|
Beam:
|
20.7
|
Builder:
|
Kaiser
|
Material of build:
|
|
Location of yard:
|
Swan Island
|
Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
|
1TE-15
|
|
|
Subsequent History:
1944 KAPTEIN WORSOE - 1946 TRAILBLAZER -
1948 BERRY - 1963 HEPTA
Disposal Data:
Scrapped at Hong Kong 30.05.1963 [ By Leung Yau Co. ]
History :
ON
|
LR/IMO
|
ID
|
Year
|
Name
|
Tons
|
Change
|
Registered Owner
|
245978
|
|
2245978
|
1944
|
TRAILBLAZER
|
10448
|
|
U.S. Govt
|
|
|
2245978
|
1944
|
KAPTEIN WORSOE
|
10448
|
1944
|
Norwegian Govt.
|
245978
|
|
2245978
|
1944
|
TRAILBLAZER
|
10448
|
1946
|
U.S. Govt.
|
|
|
2245978
|
1944
|
BERRY
|
10448
|
1948
|
French Govt.
|
|
|
2245978
|
1944
|
BERRY
|
10448
|
1956
|
Soc Francaise de Tpts Petroliers
|
A-620
|
|
2245978
|
1944
|
BERRY
|
10448
|
1961
|
French Navy
|
|
|
2245978
|
1944
|
HEPTA
|
10448
|
1963
|
Margalante Cia Naviera SA
|
"Berry", ex. "Trailblazer", ex. "Kaptein Worsoe", ex. "Trailblazer".
"Berry" (A-620), ex. "Trailblazer", ex. "Kaptein Worsoe", ex. "Trailblazer".