| Gross Tonnage: | 7,650 | Net: | 4,628 |
| Dimensions: | 455.3 x 62.1 x 28.6 3/4 | MC Type: | VC2-S-AP3 |
| Builder: | Oregon S.B. Corp.
Portland, OR | Hull #
USMC Hull #
Date of Build:
Delivered: | 1013
97
1944
5/44 |
| Engines: | 2 Steam Turbines DR Geared to a Single Screw Shaft | Engine Builder: | Westinghouse Elec. & Mfg. Co.
Pittsburgh, PA |
| Navigation: | DF, ESD, GYC, RDR | Decks, etc.: | 2 Decks and Shelter Deck, 3rd Deck in Nos. 4 & 5 Holds |
| Began SM Service: | 1949 | Ended SM Service: | 1968 |
----------------------------------- Vessel History ----------------------------------- |
Date | Vessel
# | Vessel
Name | Vessel
Owner | Call Ltrs | Home
Port | Flag |
1944 | 245583 | South Africa Victory | US War Shipping Administration | KWXF | Portland, OR | USWB |
1946 | 245583 | South Africa Victory | US Maritime Commission | KWXF | Portland, OR | US |
1949 | 245583 | Beaver State | States Marine Corp. of Delaware
New York | KWXF | Wilmington | US |
1953 | 245583 | Beaver State | States Marine Corp of Delaware.
Wilmington, DE | KWXF | Wilmington | US |
1961 | 245583 | Beaver State | States Marine Lines, Inc. (DE)
New York | KWXF | New York | US |
1968 | 245583 | Silver Eagle | Geneva Steamship Co., Inc.
c/o Avon Steamship Co., Inc.
New York | KWXF | New York | US |
1970 | 245583 | Paceagle | West Pacific Steamship Co.
c/o Lasco Shipping Co.
Portland, OR | KWXF | Panama | Panamanian |
Events:
1946: U.S. Maritime Commission
1949: Sold to States Marine Corp., renamed BEAVER STATE.
1968: Sold to Geneva Steamship Co., renamed SILVER EAGLE.
12/70: Sold to West Pacific Steamship Co., Panama, renamed PACEAGLE.
| Disposition Date | Comments |
| 1971 | Sold to Taiwan Shipbreakers, arriving Kaohsiung 10/16/71. Scrapped 12/71 Kaohsiung. |
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