Gross Tonnage: | 7,645 | Net: | 4,615 |
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: | 1249
687
1945
6/45 |
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: | 1960 |
----------------------------------- Vessel History ----------------------------------- |
Date | Vessel
# | Vessel
Name | Vessel
Owner | Call Ltrs | Home
Port | Flag |
1945 | 248057 | Oglethorpe Victory | US War Shipping Administration | AOBX | Portland, OR | USWB |
1946 | 248057 | Oglethorpe Victory | US Maritime Commission | KXFW | Portland, OR | US |
1949 | 248057 | Buckeye State | States Marine Corp. of Delaware
Wilmington, DE | KXFW | Wilmington | US |
1957 | 248057 | Garden State | States Marine Corp. of Delaware
Wilmington, DE | KXFW | Wilmington | US |
1959 | 248057 | Garden State | States Marine Corp. of Delaware
New York | KXFW | Wilmington | US |
1960 | 248057 | Garden State | Global Bulk Transport Co.
New York | KXFW | New York | US |
1970 | | Reliance Equality | Reliance Carriers S.A.
c/o Hongkong Maritime Co., Ltd.
Hong Kong | HPSG | Panama | Panamanian |
Events:
1946: U.S. Maritime Commission
1949: Sold to States Marine Corp., renamed BUCKEYE STATE.
1957: Named changed by States Marine Corp. to GARDEN STATE.
1960: Sold to Global Bulk Transport Co.
12/70: Sold to Reliance Carriers S.A. of Panama, renamed RELIANCE EQUALITY.
Disposition Date | Comments |
1971 | Sold to Taiwan Shipbreakers, arriving Kaohsiung 1/28/71. Scrapped 2/71 Kaohsiung. |
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