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Ashtabula - (1906-1917)
Build in 1903 as "Graf Stroganoff" by Palmers Shipbuilding & Iron Co., Ltd., Jarrow for Northern S.S. Co., St. Petersburg.
Measurements ; 442/428 feet lenght x 54 Feet breadth.
Engines : T3cyl. 10 1/2 knots.
1906 : Sold and renamed "Ashtabula" for the Anglo-American Oil Co., Ltd.
22.2.1917: Damaged by mine, North sea. Arrived London.
1930: Sold and renamed "Alabama" (7,725 GT) (Soc. Anon. Petroleum, Genoa).
"Ashtabula", seen here as "Quiros-IX-140" at anchor, date and location unknown, in service for the U.S. Navy.
( Photo by C.E. Knight )
"Quiros (IX–140)" served as a mobile storage tanker in the western Pacific during the final two years of World War II. Upon completion of
her Western Pacific duty, which was limited by propulsion difficulties, she proceeded under tow from Kwajalein, Marshall Islands, to San
Francisco, arriving 24 October 1945. Decommissioned 7 December 1945, she was returned to the War Shipping Administration that day
as "Osmond", and struck from the Naval Vessel Register 3 January 1946.
She was delivered to American Iron and Metal Co. for scrap 10 July 1947.
"Ashtabula", seen here as "Quiros-IX-140" at anchor, date and location unknown, in service for the U.S. Navy.
( Photo by C.E. Knight )
The Miramar Ship Index for "GRAF STROGANOFF"
IDNo:
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1122840
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Year:
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1903
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Name:
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GRAF STROGANOFF
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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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12.02.1903
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Flag:
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RUS
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Date of completion:
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08.1903
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Tons:
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7016
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Link:
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-
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DWT:
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Yard No:
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765
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Length overall:
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Ship Design:
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LPP:
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130.5
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Country of build:
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GBR
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Beam:
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16.7
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Builder:
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Palmers'
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Jarrow
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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1T-10
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Subsequent History:
1906 ASHTABULA - 1930 ALABAMA - 1942 OSMOND -
1944 QUIROS - 1945 OSMOND
Disposal Data:
Scrapped at Richmond, Cal., 05.04.1947 [ by American Iron & Metal Co. ]
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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1122840
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1903
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GRAF STROGANOFF
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7016
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Northern SS Co.
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122840
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1122840
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1903
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ASHTABULA
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7016
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1906
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Anglo-American Oil Co., Ltd.
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1676
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1122840
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1903
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ALABAMA
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7016
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1930
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"Petroleum" SA di Nav
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1122840
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1903
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OSMOND
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7016
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1943
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U.S. Govt
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IX-140
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1122840
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1903
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QUIROS
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7016
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1944
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U.S. Navy
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|
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1122840
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1903
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OSMOND
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7016
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1945
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U.S. Govt
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Additional Information from the Starke & Schell Ships-registers ;
GRAF STROGANOFF - 1903, RU 1 Triple (aft) (10)
7,016 Gt Northern Steamship Co. (P. Morch), St. Petersburg, 428.0 x 54.7
Tanker built by Palmers' SB. & Iron Co., Ltd., Newcastle, (8), #765
1906 - ASHTABULA Anglo-American Oil Co., Ltd., Newcastle, BR, 122840
22.2.1917: Damaged by mine, in North sea. Arrived London.
1930 - ALABAMA "Petroleum" Soc. Anon. di Nav., Genoa [G. Chiarella], IT, 1676
Beached following attack by French cruiser JEANNE D'ARC, 10 June 1940, off Lake Maracaibo,
subsequently refloated by Venezuelan salvors, seized and repaired (sold July 1942 to U. S. War Shipping Administration)
1943 - OSMOND U. S. Maritime Commission, Panama (Cities Service Oil Co., mgrs.), PA, in service 06.1943
19433/44 - QUIROS U. S. Navy - station tanker (IX-140), US
12/45 - OSMOND U. S. Maritime Commission, Panama (laid up), PA
Sold to American Iron & Metal Co., Emeryville, Calif., Broken up at Richmond, Calif. 1947, work began 5 April 1947
and completed 4 Sep 1947 (also reported delivered 10.7.1947 at Suisan Bay)