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Titusville
T1-M-BT1
Mattawee Class Gasoline Tanker.
Built June 1943 by Walter Butler ShipBuilders, Inc., Duluth MN., as "Titusville" # 600, for U.M.S.C.
1946 "Yung Hani", China Tanker Co., Ltd., Keelung, Taiwan China.
1948 "Oil 122", China Tanker Co., Ltd., Keelung, Taiwan China.
1950 "Yung Han", China Tanker Co., Ltd., Keelung, Taiwan China.
1954 Dropped from Lloyd's register by 1956; presumed scrapped in 1954.
( No photo available )
Original Name
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Titusville (1943-1946 for USMC)
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Imo number
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-
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Year of construction
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1943
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Discarded in
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1946
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Status
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1954 Scrapped
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Class
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T1-M-BT1
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Tonnage
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2.265
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Yard
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Walter Butler ShipBuilders, Inc., Duluth MN.
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Construction number#
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2
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USMC#
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600
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Flag
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USA
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Callsign
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-
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Relations
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No relations to other ships found.
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Extra information
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Additional information :
Registry & Rig Information
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Vessel Name:
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TITUSVILLE
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Nationality
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U.S.
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Official Number:
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169589
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Rig:
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Propeller
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Dimensions & Tonnage
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Vessel Length:
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213.50
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Gross Tonnage:
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1121.00
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Vessel Width:
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37.00
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Net Tonnage:
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767.00
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Vessel Height
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14.50
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Hull Material:
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Steel
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Masts:
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Hull Number:
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00002
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Builder Information
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Place of Built:
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Duluth, MN
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Builder:
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Barnes-Duluth Shipbuilding Co.
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Date of Built
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1942
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Name Changes
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Vessel Name:
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Date:
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Registry
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Official #
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YUNG HAN
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1947 - 1948
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CHINA
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OIL 122
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1948 - 1950
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CHINA
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YUNG HAN
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1950 - 1954
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CHINA
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Ownership Changes
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Owner Name
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Date
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Registry
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Official #
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U.S. Maritime Commission Washington, DC U.S.
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1942 - 1947
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U.S.
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169589
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China Tanker Co., Ltd. (China Merchants Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., Mgrs.) Keelung, Taiwan
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1947 - 1954
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CHINA
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Disposition
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Dropped from Lloyds' Register by 1956; presumed scrapped c.1954.
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History
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Built as T1-M-BT1 class tanker for U.S. Maritime Commission. Sent on Lend-Lease to British Ministry of War Transport.
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