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Amiens
T2-SE-A1
1949-05-25. Port side view of the Panamanian registered tanker "Amiens".
"Amiens".
"Amiens".
( John Sins collection )
"Caltex London", ex. "Amiens".
"Caltex London", ex. "Amiens", around 1951.
( Photo Marine Photography in Sydney )
AMIENS, T2-SE-A1
History :
Built by Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Chester, Pennsylvania.
Yardnumber 464. UMSC No.1797. Official nr. 247050.
Keel laid 05-12-1944. Launched 17-03-1945. Completed 30-03-1945. Gr. 10297 t., Net. 6236 t., Dw. 16613 t. L.o.a. 159,57 m., Br. 20,78 m., Dr. 9,31 m. Engine: 2 steam turbines, manufactured by Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company, Pittsburgh. 7240 B.h.p., 5401 kW. Speed 15 knots. 26 Tanks.
History:
AMIENS-1945 completed for United States War Shipping Administration, Philadelphia, USA.
AMIENS-1948 for Overseas Tankship Corporation, Caltex, Panama.
CALTEX LONDON-1951 for Overseas Tankship (U.K.) Ltd., London, Great Britain.
Additional Reports:
Reported Caltex London sold to shipbreakers in Japan. Arrived Onomichi 2 Jul.1967 to be broken up. Work completed 5 Oct. 1967. [ By Koshin Sangyo Kisen Kaisha ]
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