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List Of Type T2 Tankers
This is a list of names for the approximately 500 Type T2 tankers built for the United States Maritime Commission during World War II. Not included are the tankers of the ''Samoset/Chiwawa'' (T3-S-A1) type, which despite the "T3" designation were in fact nearly identical hulls to the original T2s, and smaller than the T2-A and T2-SE series. The names listed here are believed to be the "as launched" names, as most ships were renamed later in their career. All are the T2-SE-A1 design unless otherwise noted. A * – Built in 1943 by Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company, Mobile, Alabama for the United States War Shipping Administration. To Cities Service Oil Co., New York City, New York in 1946 the United States Department of Commerce, New York in 1955. To United States Navy in 1955 as USS ''Abiqua'' T-AO-158 in 1956 but returned to Department of Commerce the following year. To Windsor Navigation Co, New York in 1968. Rebuilt with the stern section joined to the bow section of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
T2 Tanker
The T2 tanker, or T2, was a class of oil tanker constructed and produced in large quantities in the United States during World War II. Only the T3 tankers were larger "navy oilers" of the period. Some 533 T2s were built between 1940 and the end of 1945. They were used to transport fuel oil, diesel fuel, gasoline and sometimes black oil-crude oil. Post war many T2s remained in use; like other hastily built World War II ships pressed into peacetime service, there were safety concerns. As was found during the war, the United States Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation in 1952 stated that in cold weather the ships were prone to metal fatigue cracking, so were "belted" with steel straps. This occurred after two T2s, and , split in two off Cape Cod within hours of each other. ''Pendleton''s sinking is memorialized in '' The Finest Hours''. Engineering inquiries into the problem suggested the cause was poor welding techniques. It was found the steel (that had been successfully use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fife
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Monrovia
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San Francisco, California
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Castellón De La Plana
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Naval Transport Service
Military Sealift Command (MSC) is an organization that controls the replenishment and military transport ships of the United States Navy. Military Sealift Command has the responsibility for providing sealift and ocean transportation for all US military services as well as for other government agencies. It first came into existence on 9 July 1949 when the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) became solely responsible for the Department of Defense's ocean transport needs. The MSTS was renamed the Military Sealift Command in 1970. Military Sealift Command ships are made up of a core fleet of ships owned by the United States Navy and others under long-term-charter augmented by short-term or voyage-chartered ships. During a time charter MSC takes control of a merchant ship and operates it for the chartered amount of time. During this time the ship is crewed by civilian mariners and MSC pays for all expenses. Time chartered ships are not subject to inspections from foreign gover ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sausalito, California
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Marinship
Marinship Corporation was a shipbuilding company of the United States during World War II, created to build the shipping required for the war effort. Founded in 1942, the shipyard built 93 cargo ships and oil tankers, before ending operations 1945. Wartime demand for more ships In early 1942, the demands of World War II resulted in a requirement for greatly increased shipbuilding capacity. To meet this demand, the US shipbuilder W.A. Bechtel Co. decided to build a shipyard at a former Northwestern Pacific Railroad repair yard situated at Richardson's Bay in Marin County, at the north end of Sausalito, California and just three miles (5 km) north of the Golden Gate Bridge. The site was chosen because the shoreline in the vicinity of the proposed shipyard was relatively uncluttered, unlike much of the rest of San Francisco Bay or other major Pacific ports. It had no official name while it was being built but was referred to as the "Marin Shipbuilding Division of W.A. Bech ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onomichi, Hiroshima
is a city located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, facing the Inland Sea. The city was founded on April 1, 1898. As of April 30, 2016, the city has an estimated population of 141,811 and a population density of 497.8 persons per km2. The total area is 284.85 km2. It is well known for being featured in the 1953 film '' Tokyo Story'', the 1960 film ''The Naked Island'', and the 2016 video game '' Yakuza 6: The Song of Life''. History * 1168: The city's port opened and for the next 500 years served as a rice shipment center and port for all trades with foreign countries. Its commercial significance somewhat wavered during the Tokugawa period. * 1898: Onomichi Town in Mitsugi District becomes the second city in Hiroshima Prefecture. * 1935: The RMS ''Adriatic'' was scrapped in Onomichi. * 1937: The town of Kurihara and the village of Yoshiwa, both in Mitsugi District incorporated. * 1939: The village of Sanba from Numakuma District incorporated. * 1951: The village of Fukad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Busan
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Wilmington, Delaware
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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