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Exxon Connecticut - (1973-1992)
See her also as : Esso Connecticut & Great Gull & Great Cristobal
 
"Exxon Connecticut", ex. "Esso Connecticut".
( Photo thanks to Robert Silbva )

Built by Ingalls Iron Works Co., Decatur. Her original designation was AL YN 1682 she was completed as the
M/T "Esso Connecticut" in May of 1969 for Humble Oil & Refining Co. of Wilmington, Delaware. She is powered
by two Caterpillar D 398 PC main engines rated at 850 RPMs each turning at 1,225 RPMs, for a rating of 1,700
horsepower. She was later fitted with Schottel Z-Drives in lieu of traditional straight shafts and fixed pitch propellers.
She was acquired by Exxon and renamed the "Exxon Connecticut" in 1973 and then in 1993 she was purchased by
Ecklof Marine and again, renamed as the "Great Gull".
In 2007, she was purchases by a Panamanian Company called Bunker Pro. and renamed the "Great Cristobal".

The Miramar Ship Index for "ESSO CONNECTICUT"
IDNo:
6930972
Year:
1969
Name:
ESSO CONNECTICUT
Keel:
Type:
Tanker
Launch Date:
Flag:
USA
Date of completion:
05.1969

DWT:
3800
Yard No:
1682
Length overall:
84.1
Ship Design:
LPP:
81.0
Country of build:
USA
Beam:
16.8
Builder:
Ingalls
Material of build:
Location of yard:
Decatur
Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
2D-

Subsequent History:
1973 EXXON CONNECTICUT - 1992 GREAT GULL - ?? GREAT CRISTOBAL

Disposal Data:
????

History :
ON
LR/IMO
ID
Year
Name
Tons
Change
Registered Owner
6930972
6930972
1969
ESSO CONNECTICUT
1729
Humble Oil & Refining Co.
6930972
6930972
1969
EXXON CONNECTICUT
1729
1973
Exxon Co.
6930972
6930972
1969
GREAT GULL
1729
1992
Wallin Marine Corp.

M/T EXXON CONNECTICUT
Built in 1969, by Ingalls Iron Works Company of Decatur, Alabama (hull #1682) as the Esso Connecticut for Esso Shipping of Wilmington, Delaware.
In 1973, she was renamed as the Exxon Connecticut.
(It is unclear by whom and when she was renamed as the Great Gull.)
In 1993, she was acquired by the Eklof Marine Corporation of Staten Island, New York where she retained her name.
In 2007, she was purchased by the Panamanian Company Bunker Pro, and was renamed as the Great Cristobal. She was reported to be in service providing bunkering services in the vicinity of the Panama Canal.
Powered by two Caterpillar D 398 PC main engines, with Schottel outboard drives for rated 1,700 horsepower.

Vessel Name: M/T EXXON CONNECTICUT
USCG Doc. No.: 518745
Vessel Service: TANK SHIP
IMO Number: 6930972
Trade Indicator: Coastwise, Unrestricted Registry
Call Sign: 3ESX6
Hull Material: STEEL
Hull Number: 1682
Ship Builder: INGALLS IRON WORKS CO
Year Built: 1969
Length: 276
Hailing Port: PANAMA
Hull Depth: 17
Hull Breadth: 55
Gross Tonnage: 1729
Net Tonnage: 1683
Owner:
INTEROCEANIC SUPPLY SERVICES
Cascadas Road
585 Quarry Heights
Ancon, Panama.
Previous Vessel Names:
M/T Esso Connecticut, M/T Exxon Connecticut, M/T Great Gull
Previous Vessel Owners:
Humble Oil & Refining Co., Esso Shipping, Exxon Shipping, Eklof Marine Corp., K-Sea Transportation,
BUNKER PRO CRISTOBAL SA

Name
O/N
Rig
Length
Width
HP
Built Year
Built At
Builder
Home Port
GREAT GULL
0518745
TL
276
55
1700
1969
Decatur, Al
Ingalls Iron Works Co.
New York, NY

Maritime Administration Cards: