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"Esso Birmingham", ex. "Mauvilla".
"Esso Birmingham", ex. "Mauvilla".
"Esso Birmingham", ex. "Mauvilla".
"Esso Birmingham", ex. "Mauvilla".
"Esso Birmingham", ex. "Mauvilla".
 
"Esso Birmingham", ex. "Mauvilla".
 
"Esso Birmingham", ex. "Mauvilla", at Fawley.

MAUVILLA, T2-SE-A1
History :
Built by Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Chester, Pennsylvania.
Yardnumber 397. UMSC No. 1749. Official nr. 246178.
Keel laid 06-04-1944. Launched 15-07-1944. Completed 29-07-1944. Gr. 10296 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 General Electric Company, Lynn, Massachussetts. 7240 B.h.p., 5401 kW. Speed 15 knots. 26 Tanks.
History:
MAUVILLA-1944 completed for United States War Shipping Adm. (American Petroleum Transport Corp., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, under GAA.)
ESSO BIRMINGHAM-1946 for Anglo-American Oil Company Ltd., London, Great Britain.
ESSO BIRMINGHAM-1951 for Esso Petroleum Company Ltd., London, Great Britain.
Additional Reports:
Reported Esso Birmingham sold to shipbreakers in Yugoslavia. Arrived Split 12 Sep. 1963 to be broken up. [By Sveti Kajo, Brodospas]