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Algonquin - (1920-1941)
 
"Alonquin", was built in 1920, sold for scrap in 1953 to Japan.
( Photo thanks to John Curdy )

Algonquin
LOA 435 ', Beam 56 ', Depth 33 '6 " 10,770 DWT, 76,281 bbls Triple expansion engine 48 " stroke 2600 IHP
Launched 23 August and commissioned 2 November 1920 at the Union Works, Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, San Francisco, California. Algonquin turned in 33 years of service, unbroken except for periodic overhauls for upkeep and repair. She saw foreign service until late 1925, then settled down to coastal and inter-coastal domesticity. In May 1941, she was transferred by sale to the Panamanian fleet of the Standard-Vacuum Oil Company. Five months later, in October 1941, she was turned over to the British and served that flag throughout the war. Early in 1946 she was returned to Panamanian registry and to Stanvac use.
In 1953 Algonquin was sold for the value of her steel.

Additional information Starke & Schell registers :

ALGONQUIN - 1920  USA     1T (aft)     (11)
7,229 GRT for Standard Transportation Co. of Delaware, New York,   435.0 x 56.0
Tanker built by Bethlehem SB. Corp., Alameda, Calif.  (11)    #5304  220815
1931 - Standard-Vacuum Transportation Co., Inc., Wilmington, Del.
1935 - Socony-Vacuum Oil Co., Inc., New York
1941 - Petroleum Shipping Co., Ltd., London,  [Stanvac], BR, 168232
1946 - s/o, Panama, PA
Broken up in Japan 1953, left Manila 16.3.1953 in tow for Hikari.
The Miramar Ship Index for "ALGONQUIN"
IDNo:
2220815
Year:
1920
Name:
ALGONQUIN
Keel:
Type:
Tanker
Launch Date:
23.08.1920
Flag:
USA
Date of completion:
11.1920

Tons:
7229
Link:
1644
DWT:
Yard No:
5304
Length overall:
Ship Design:
LPP:
132.6
Country of build:
USA
Beam:
17.1
Builder:
Bethlehem SB Corp.
Material of build:
Location of yard:
Alameda
Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
1T-11

Subsequent History:
-

Disposal Data:
Scrapped at Hikari 04.1953.

History:
ON
LR/IMO
ID
Year
Name
Tons
Change
Registered Owner
220815
2220815
1920
ALGONQUIN
7229
Standard Tptn Co of Delaware
220815
2220815
1920
ALGONQUIN
7229
1931
Standard-Vacuum Tptn Co Inc.
220815
2220815
1920
ALGONQUIN
7229
1935
Socony-Vacuum Oil Co Inc.
168232
2220815
1920
ALGONQUIN
7229
1941
Petroleum Sg Co Ltd.
2220815
1920
ALGONQUIN
7229
1946
Petroleum Sg Co Ltd.