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Bulkfuel
T3-S-BF1
Built February 1944 by Welding Shipyards, Norfolk, VA,
as "Bulkfuel" # 2209, National Bulk Carriers, Inc.
1955 - AMOCO TEXAS, s/o, (re-named for bare-boat charter to American Oil Co.)
1961 - BULKFUEL, s/o
Broken up at Hirao 1964, sold to Southern Scrap Material Co., Inc., New Orleans, re-sold
to Japanese buyers, arrived Mizushima 22.04.1964, work began at Hirao in Oct. 1964.
( See photos below )
The Miramar Ship Index for "BULKFUEL"
The Miramar Ship Index for
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BULKFUEL
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IDNo / IMO
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5055024 Design : T3-S-BF1
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Year
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1944
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Name
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BULKFUEL
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Flag
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USA
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Owner
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U. S. War Shipping Administration (National Bulk Carriers Inc., Norfolk, Va. (D.K. Ludwig)
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Type
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Tanker
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Tons
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11016
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DWT
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18320
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LOA
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157.3
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LPP
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152.4
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Beam
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21.3
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Dept
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??
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Draft
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??
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Mach.
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1ST-15.5
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Power
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7500 HP
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Design
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T3-S-BF1
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Builder
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Welding SY
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Yard
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Norfolk, Va.
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Yard No
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15
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Built
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USA
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Keel
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??
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Launch
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??
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Compl.
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??.02.1944
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Subsequent History
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1943 BULKFUEL - Sold onder Act 1936, to National Bulk Carriers Inc., Norfolk, Va. (D.K. Ludwig)
1955 AMOCO TEXAS - National Bulk Carriers Inc., Norfolk, Va. (D.K. Ludwig)
1961 BULKFUEL - National Bulk Carriers Inc., Norfolk, Va. (D.K. Ludwig)
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End
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1964
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Disposal Data
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Scrapped Hirao 1964, sold to Southern Scrap Material Co., Inc., New Orleans, re-sold
to Japanese buyers, arrived Mizushima 22.04.1964, work began at Hirao in Oct. 1964.
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"Bulkfuel" during the war, outbound, August 19th, 1944.(Photo US Coast Guard)
"Bulkfuel", source, location and date unknown.
"Bulkfuel", source, location and date unknown.
"Amoco Texas" ex. "Bulkfuel", location and date unknown.( Photo copyright A. Duncan )
"Bulkfuel", Status card.