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Tonkawa
T1-M-A1
"Tonkawa", during construction in 1943.
( Bowling Green State University )

TONKAWA, T1-M-A1
Built by Barnes-Duluth Shipbuilding Company, Duluth, Minnesota. Yardnumber 7. USMC Nr. 605.
Keel laid 20-04-1942.  Launched 26-08-1942. Completed 22-08-1943. Official nr. 169630.
Gr. 1220 t., Net. 695 t., Dw. 1450 t.  
L.o.a. 68,68 m., Br. 11,39 m., Dr. 4,06 m. Lloyds Register (IMO) or ID nr. 1169630.
Engine: 5 cyl 2SA 405 x 510 oil engine, manufactured by Fairbanks, Morse & Company, Beloit, Wisconsin. 860 B.h.p., 642 kW.  Speed 10 knots. 12 Tanks. Derricks: 1 x 3 t. Call sign: BHAK.
History:
TONKAWA -1943 for Ministry Of War Transport (M.O.W.T.), London, Great Britain.
TONKAWA -1945 for Ministry Of War Transport (M.O.W.T.), London, Great Britain, s/o (Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co., Ltd., mgrs.)
TONKAWA -1946 for U. S. Maritime Commission, USA.
YUNG LUAN -1946 for Chinese Government, Shanghai, China.
YUNG LUAN -1946 for China Tanker Company Ltd., Shanghai, China.
YUNG LUAN -1949 for China Merchants Steam Navigation Company Ltd., Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
CASUALTY REPORTS.
Reported YUNG LUAN sold to shipbreakers in Taiwan. Arrived breakers yard 1965 to be broken up.

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