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Alan Seeger
Z-ET1-S-C3
ALAN SEEGER, USA, 1T
7,208 GRT for U. S. War Shipping Administration, Los Angeles, 422.8 x 57.0
Tanker built by California Shipbuilding Corp., Los Angeles (10/43), #T10, 244457
1951 - Chas. Kurz & Co., Inc. (Keystone Shipping Co.), Wilmington, Del.
1954 - BENGT H. LARSON Seatankers, Inc., Monrovia [Daniel K. Ludwig] , LI, 393
1955 - converted to dry cargo and lengthened by Kure Shipyard Div., National Bulk Carriers, Inc., Kure, 8,471 grt, 492.8', dlvd. 02/1955
1959 - SEALADY Intercoastal Shipping & Trading Corp., New York [E. V. Demson] US
Collided with the USS VON STEUBEN, 9 Aug 1968, as the submarine was surfacing, in 36.34 N - 06.16 W,
voyage Panama City, Fla. - Rijeka, scrap iron (in tow, sold to breakers), stranded in shoal water in Cadiz Bay, CTL
( See photos below )
Miramar Shipping Index For :
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ALAN SEEGER
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IDNo*
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5316703
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Year*
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1943
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Name*
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ALAN SEEGER
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Owner
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U.S. Govt.
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Flag
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USA
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Type
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Tanker
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Tons
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7208
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DWT
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10674
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LOA
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134.6
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LPP
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126.8
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Beam
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17.3
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Mchy
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1T-11
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ShipDesign
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Z-ET1-S-C3
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Builder*
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California SB Corp.
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Yard
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Terminal Is
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Yard No
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T10
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CB
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USA
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Keel
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04.09.1943
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Launch
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05.10.1943
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Compl
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24.10.1943
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Subsequent History
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1951 ALAN SEEGER - Chas.Kurz & Co., Inc.
1954 BENGT H. LARSON - Seatankers Inc.
1955 Lg 155.9 / 148.5 m, 8471 grt / 12500 dwt, converted to cargo ship.
1959 SEALADY - Intercoastal Sg., & Tdg., Corp.
[ Loss notes : the vessel was bound in tow from Panama City - Rijeka, scrap iron, then she was rammed by the nuclear submarine VON STEUBEN which was surfacing ]
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End*
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1968
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Disposal Data
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Collided with the USS VON STEUBEN, 9 August 1968, as the submarine was surfacing, in 36.34 N - 06.16 W, voyage Panama City, Fla. - Rijeka, as scrap iron (in tow, sold to breakers in Yugoslavia), stranded in shoal water in Cadiz Bay, Spain, CTL.
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"Alan Seeger".
"Bengt H. Larson", ex. "Alan Seeger".
"Bengt H. Larson", ex. "Alan Seeger".
"Sealady", ex. "Bengt H. Larson", ex. "Alan Seeger".
"Sealady", ex. "Bengt H. Larson", ex. "Alan Seeger", at Brake, Germany, July 1961.