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Potomac - (1900-1929)
"Potomac" was build in 1893 by A. & J. Inglis Ltd., Glasgow.
Measurements : 345 Feet lenght x 44 Feet breadth.
Engines : T 3 cyl.
26.9.1929 : Wrecked on Mastic point, NE coast of Andros Island, Bahamas ( voyage : Baytown/London ).
"Potomac".
"Potomac".
An old photo of the "Suwanee" (on the left) and "Potomac"."POTOMAC".
Yard No: 225
Shipbuilder: A & J Inglis Pointhouse Glasgow
Propulsion: steam
Built: 1893
Ship Type: Tanker
Length: 345 feet
Breadth: 44 feet
Owner: Anglo-American Oil Company (Standard Oil)
Status: Sunk - 26th September 1929
Remarks: Wrecked on Mastic point, NE coast of Andros Island, Bahamas.
Additional Information from the Starke & Schell Ships-registers ;
POTOMAC - 1893 BR 1 T (aft) (11)
3,868 GRT for Potomac SS. Co., Ltd. (F. E. Bliss), London 345.2 x 44.2
Tanker built by A. & J. Inglis, Glasgow (8) #226 102798
1900 - Anglo-American Oil Co., Ltd., London
Wrecked 26 Sep 1929 off Mastic Point, Andros Island, Bahamas, voyage Baytown - London, oil.
The Miramar Ship Index for "POTOMAC"
IDNo:
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1102798
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Year:
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1893
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Name:
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POTOMAC
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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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13.07.1893
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Flag:
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GBR
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Date of completion:
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08.1893
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Tons:
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3868
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Link:
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-
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DWT:
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Yard No:
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225
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Length overall:
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Ship Design:
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LPP:
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105.2
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Country of build:
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GBR
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Beam:
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13.5
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Builder:
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Inglis
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Pointhouse
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Number of screws/Mchy/ Speed(kn):
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1T-11
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Subsequent History:
Disposal Data:
Wrecked off Mastic Point, Andros Is, Bahamas 26.09.1929.
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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Registered Owner
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102798
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1102798
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1893
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POTOMAC
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3868
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Potomac SS. Co., Ltd.
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102798
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1102798
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1893
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POTOMAC
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3868
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1900
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Anglo-American Oil
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