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Occidental - (1939-1945)
See also : Siwanoy - (1945-1965)
"Siwanoy", ex. "Occidental".Build as "Occidental" in 1943 by Bethlehem Sparrows Point, MD.
She became in 1945 "Siwanoy", for Socony-Vacuum Oil Co., Inc.
Scrapped in 1965.
Built September 1943 by Bethlehem Steel Shipyard, Sparrows Point, MD.,
as "Occidental - (1939-1945)" # 525, for Socony-Vacuum Oil Co., Inc., New York.
1945 - SIWANOY, s/o
1955 - Socony Mobil Oil Co., Inc., New York
1963 - Hudson Waterways Corp., New York
Sold to Eckhardt & Co. G.m.b.H., Hamburg, re-sold, Broken up at Santander 1965
by Recuperaciones Submarinas S.A., arrived 21.08.1965.
SIWANOY, ex OCCIDENTAL, 1945
LOA 501'7", Beam 68', Depth 37', 16,543 DWT, 133,813 bbls
Bethlehem turbines, cross-compound, Falk reduction gears, developing 7000SHP at 85 RPM 15.0 knots
Built at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Sparrows Point, Maryland, and commissioned 29 September 1943.
OCCIDENTAL Was obtained in a US government-sponsored "new ships for old" arrangement. She was built in exchange for ACME and BIRKENHEAD.
OCCIDENTAL Was requisitioned by WSA on commissioning day, and served in both the Atlantic and Pacific, ending up at Okinawa at the end of the War.
As she was a US government T3 tanker, she was given the “S” class name SIWANOY, when she was returned to Socony-Vacuum in November 1945. The name, which means "salt people", comes from an Indian tribe that lived along the north shore of Long Island Sound.
Except for annual voyages to the Persian Gulf, SIWANOY Was later employed in domestic service.
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The Miramar Ship Index for "OCCIDENTAL"
IDNo:
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2244362
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Year:
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1943
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Name:
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OCCIDENTAL
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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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31.08.1943
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Flag:
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USA
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Date of completion:
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09.1943
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Ton:
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9879
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Link:
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-
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DWT:
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16100
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Yard No:
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4387
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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:
1945 SIWANOY
Disposal Data:
Scrapped at Santander 21.08.1965. ( By Recuperaciones Submarinas S.A. )
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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244362
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2244362
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1943
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OCCIDENTAL
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9879
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Socony-Vacuum Oil
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244362
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2244362
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1943
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SIWANOY
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9879
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1945
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Socony-Vacuum Oil
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244362
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2244362
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1943
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SIWANOY
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9879
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1955
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Socony Mobil Oil Co.
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244632
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2244362
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1943
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SIWANOY
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9879
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1963
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Hudson Waterways Corp.
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