| Gross Tonnage: | 8,162 | Net: | 4,804 |
| Dimensions: | 459.1 x 63.2 x 28.6 7/8 | MC Type: | C2-S-AJ3 |
| Builder: | North Carolina Shipbuilding Co.
Wilmington, NC | Hull #
USMC Hull #
Date of Build:
Delivered: | 143
1398
1944
11/44 |
| Engines: | 2 Steam Turbines DR Geared to Single Screwed Shaft | Engine Builder: | General Electric Co.
Lynn, MA |
| Navigation: | DF, ESD, GC, PFD, RDR | Decks, etc.: | 3 Decks, Electrically Welded |
| Began SM Service: | 1960 | Ended SM Service: | 1970 |
----------------------------------- Vessel History ----------------------------------- |
Date | Vessel
# | Vessel
Name | Vessel
Owner | Call Ltrs | Home
Port | Flag |
1944 | AKA 70 | USS Tate | US Navy | | | US |
1946 | | USS Tate | US Maritime Commission | | | US |
1947 | 254130 | Julia Luckenbach | Luckenbach Steamship Co.
New York & Philadelphia, PA | KWRY | New York | US |
1960 | 254130 | Bay State | States Marine Lines, Inc. (DE)
New York | KWRY | New York | US |
Events:
11/44: Completed for the US Navy as an attack cargo ship (AKA 70).
1946: U.S. Maritime Commission
1947: Sold to Luckenbach Steamship Co., renamed JULIA LUCKENBACH.
1960: Sold to States Marine Lines, renamed BAY STATE.
| Disposition Date | Comments |
| 1970 | Sold to Taiwan Shipbreakers, arriving Kaohsiung 10/17/70. Scrapped 10/70 Kaohsiung. |
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