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Walnut Bend
T1-M-BT1
Mattawee Class Gasoline Tanker.
Built October1943 by Walter Butler ShipBuilders, Inc., Duluth MN., as "Walnut Bend" # 733, for U.M.S.C.
1946 "Yung Wei", China Tanker Co., Ltd., Keelung, Taiwan China.
1948 "Oil 129", China Tanker Co., Ltd., Keelung, Taiwan China.
1950 "Yung Wei", China Tanker Co., Ltd., Keelung, Taiwan China.
1954 Tonnage change, (1220 gross - 695 net).
1960 "Yung Wei", Republic of China, Peking, China.
1974 "Yung Wei", China Ocean Shipping Co., Peking, China.
?? Scrapped.
( No photo available )
Original Name
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Walnut Bend (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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1948
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Status
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?? 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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11
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USMC#
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733
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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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WALNUT BEND
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Nationality
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U.S.A.
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Official Number:
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169751
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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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1124.00
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Vessel Width:
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37.00
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Net Tonnage:
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740.00
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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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00011
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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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1943
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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 WEI
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1946 - 1948
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NATIONALIST CHINA
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OIL 129
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1948 - 1950
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NATIONALIST CHINA
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YUNG WEI
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1950 - 1960
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NATIONALIST CHINA
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YUNG WE
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1960
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REPUBLIC OF 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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1943 - 1946
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U.S.A.
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169751
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China Tanker Co., Ltd. (China Merchants Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., Mgrs.) Keelung, Taiwan
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1946 - 1960
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NATIONALIST CHINA
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Republic of China, Peking, China
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1960 - 1974
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REPUBLIC OF CHINA
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China Ocean Shipping Co., Peking, China
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1974
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CHINA
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ReBuilt History
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Tonnage change, 1954 (1220 gross - 695 net).
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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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