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Samoset (II)
T3-S-A1
Built May 1943 by Bethlehem Steel Shipyard, Sparrows Point, MD.,
as "Samoset (II)" # 522,
for Socony-Vacuum Oil Co., Inc., New York.
1955 - Socony Mobil Oil Co., Inc., New York
1961 - Mobil Tankers Co. S.A., Panama, PA
Broken up at La Spezia 1962 by Cant. Nav. Santa Maria S.p.A.,
arrived 12.04.1962, work began in 05.1962.
( See photos below )
Launched 27 March 1943 at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Sparrows Point, Maryland, by
Mrs. Eunice L. Johanson, widow of Captain A.M. Johanson, the first fleetmaster to lose his life in WWII,
when the "Dixie Arrow" was sunk 7 May 1943.
"Samoset" was a T3 tanker, built to the design of the "M" class but powered as above and equipped
with two main cargo pumps instead of three. She was requisitioned for war duty on commissioning day. She
served in the Atlantic until after the Normandy invasion, when she shifted to the Pacific.
A typical itinerary shows that she left New York in April 1944, proceeded to Australia via the Panama
Canal, returned to California to load for India, then to Abadan for South Africa, thence to the
Netherlands Antilles to begin again.
That voyage covered a total of 48,000 miles between April and October.
Se was demobilised in December 1945, reconditioned and returned to domestic trade,
except for a brief interlude in the Persian Gulf in 1949.
The Miramar Ship Index for "SAMOSET"
IDNo:
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2243291
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Year:
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1943
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Name:
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SAMOSET
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Keel:
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Type:
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Tanker
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Launch Date:
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27.03.1943
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Flag:
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USA
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Date of completion:
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05.1943
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DWT:
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16100
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Yard No:
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4384
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Length overall:
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152.9
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Ship Design:
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T3-S-A1
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LPP:
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148.6
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Country of build:
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USA
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Beam:
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20.7
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Builder:
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Bethlehem
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Sparrow's Point
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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1ST-15
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Subsequent History:
-
Disposal Data:
Scrapped at La Spezia 12.04.1962.
History :
ON
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LR/IMO
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ID
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Year
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Name
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Tons
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Change
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Main Owner
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243291
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2243291
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1943
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SAMOSET
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9910
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-
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Socony-Vacuum Oil
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( Photo thanks to Uwe Soltau )
The second "Samoset", was build as a T3-Tanker in 1943 by Bethlehem.
LOA 501' 7" - Beam 68' - Depth 37'
16,543 DWT - 133, 813 bbls
Bethlehem turbines, cross-compound, Falk reduction gears,
developing 7000 SHP at 85 RPM - 15.0 knots
( Photo thanks to Uwe Soltau )
"Samoset" on her last voyage with cargo to Rotterdam, fighting heavy seas in the Bay of Biscay.
From Rotterdam we took her to La Spezia to be scrapped - beautifully painted for the sad occasion.