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Loma Novia
T1-M-BT1
Mattawee Class Gasoline Tanker.
Built October 1943 by Walter Butler ShipBuilders, Inc., Duluth MN., as "Loma Novia" # 734, for U.M.S.C.
1946 "Yung Fu", China Tanker Co., Ltd., Keelung, Taiwan China.
1948 Tonnage change, (1220 gross - 695 net).
1948 "Oil 121", China Tanker Co., Ltd., Keelung, Taiwan China.
1950 "Yung Fu", China Tanker Co., Ltd., Keelung, Taiwan China.
1962 Dropped from Lloyds' Register in 1962; presumed scrapped in Taiwan in that year.
( No photo available )
Original Name
Loma Novia (1943-1946 for USMC)
Imo number
-
Year of construction
1943
Discarded in
1948
Status
1962 Scrapped
Class
T1-M-BT1
Tonnage
2.265
Yard
Walter Butler ShipBuilders, Inc., Duluth MN.
Construction number#
12
USMC#
734
Flag
USA
Callsign
-
Relations
No relations to other ships found.
Extra information

Additional information :

Registry & Rig Information
Vessel Name:
LOMA NOVIA
Nationality
U.S.A.
Official Number:
Rig:
Propeller

Dimensions & Tonnage
Vessel Length:
213.50
Gross Tonnage:
1118.00
Vessel Width:
37.00
Net Tonnage:
765.00
Vessel Height
14.50
Hull Material:
Steel
Masts:
Hull Number:
00012

Builder Information
Place of Built:
Duluth, MN
Builder:
Barnes-Duluth Shipbuilding Co.
Date of Built
1943

Name Changes
Vessel Name:
Date:
Registry
Official #
YUNG FU
1946 - 1948
CHINA
OIL 121
1948 - 1950
CHINA
YUNG FU
1950 - 1962
CHINA

Ownership Changes
Owner Name
Date
Registry
Official #
U.S. Maritime Commission Washington, DC U.S.
1943 - 1946
U.S.
Government of China Chungking, China
1946 - 1948
CHINA
China Tanker Co., Ltd. (China Merchants Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., Mgrs.) Kaohsiung, Taiwan
1948 - 1962
CHINA

ReBuilt History
Tonnage change, 1948 (1220 gross - 695 net).

Disposition
Dropped from Lloyd's Register in 1962; presumed scrapped at Taiwan.

History
Built as T1-M-A1 class tanker for U.S. Maritime Commission. Sent under Lend-Lease to British Ministry of War Transport.