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Tonkawa
T1-M-BT1
Mattawee Class Gasoline Tanker.
Built August 1943 by Walter Butler ShipBuilders, Inc., Duluth MN., as "Tonkawa" # 605, for U.M.S.C.
1947 "Yung Luan", China Tanker Co., Ltd., Keelung, Taiwan China.
1948 "Oil 124", China Tanker Co., Ltd., Keelung, Taiwan China.
1950 "Yung Luan", China Tanker Co., Ltd., Keelung, Taiwan China.
1954 Tonnage change, (1220 gross - 695 net).
1965 Scrapped in Taiwan.
( See photo below )
Original Name
Tonkawa (1943-1946 for USMC)
Imo number
-
Year of construction
1943
Discarded in
1948
Status
1965 Scrapped
Class
T1-M-BT1
Tonnage
2.265
Yard
Walter Butler ShipBuilders, Inc., Duluth MN.
Construction number#
7
USMC#
605
Flag
USA
Callsign
-
Relations
No relations to other ships found.
Extra information

"Tonkawa" during construction at Barnes-Duluth Shipbuilding Co.

Additional information :

Registry & Rig Information
Vessel Name:
TONKAWA
Nationality
U.S.
Official Number:
Rig:
Propeller

Dimensions & Tonnage
Vessel Length:
213.50
Gross Tonnage:
1124.00
Vessel Width:
37.00
Net Tonnage:
736.00
Vessel Height
14.50
Hull Material:
Steel
Masts:
Hull Number:
00007

Builder Information
Place of Built:
Duluth, MN
Builder:
Barnes-Duluth Shipbuilding Co.
Date of Built
1942

Name Changes
Vessel Name:
Date:
Registry
Official #
YUNG LUAN
1947 - 1948
CHINA
OIL 124
1948 - 1950
CHINA
YUNG LUAN
1950 - 1965
CHINA

Ownership Changes
Owner Name
Date
Registry
Official #
U.S. Maritime Commission Washington, DC U.S.
1942 - 1946
U.S.
China Tanker Co., Ltd. (China Merchants Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., Mgrs.) Keelung, Taiwan
1946 - 1965
CHINA

ReBuilt History
Tonnage change, 1954 (1220 gross - 695 net).

Disposition
Scrapped in Taiwan in 1965.

History
Built as T1-M-BT1 class tanker for U.S. Maritime Commission. Sent on Lend-Lease to British Ministry of War Transport.