| Gross Tonnage: | 7,608 | Net: | 4,604 |
| Dimensions: | 455.3 x 62.1 x 28.6 3/4 | MC Type: | VC2-S-AP2 |
| Builder: | Bethelem Fairfield Shipyard, Inc.
Baltimore, MD | Hull #
USMC Hull #
Date of Build:
Delivered: | 2498
845
1945
9/45 |
| 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.: | 3 Decks, Electrically Welded |
| Began SM Service: | 1957 | Ended SM Service: | 1970 |
----------------------------------- Vessel History ----------------------------------- |
Date | Vessel
# | Vessel
Name | Vessel
Owner | Call Ltrs | Home
Port | Flag |
1945 | 248440 | Spartanburg Victory | US War Shipping Administration | AOID | Baltimore | USWB |
1946 | 248440 | Spartanburg Victory | US Maritime Commission | AOID | Baltimore | US |
1951 | 248440 | Neva West | Bloomfield Steamship Co.
Houston, TX | KREG | Houston | US |
1957 | 248440 | Cotton State | States Marine Corp. of Delaware
Wilmington, DE | KREG | Wilmington | US |
1958 | 248440 | Cotton State | States Marine Corp. of Delaware
New York | KREG | New York | US |
1960 | 248440 | Cotton State | States Marine Lines, Inc. (DE)
New York | KREG | New York | US |
Events:
1946: U.S. Maritime Commission
1951: Sold to Bloomfield Steamship Co., renamed NEVA WEST.
1957: Sold to States Marine Corp., renamed COTTON STATE.
| Disposition Date | Comments |
| 1970 | Sold to Yi Ho Steel Enterprise Corporation through Jacques Pierot Jr. & Sons, arriving Kaohsiung 1/10/70. Scrapped 5/70 Kaohsiung. |
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