| Gross Tonnage: | 6,214 | Net: | 3,508 |
| Dimensions: | 438.9 x 63.1 x 27.7 | MC Type: | C2-S1-B1 |
| Builder: | Moore D.D. Co.
Oakland, CA | Hull #
USMC Hull #
Date of Build:
Delivered: | 295
1208
1945
7/45 |
| Engines: | 2 Steam Turbines DR Geared to Single Screw Shaft | Engine Builder: | General Electric Co.
Lynn, MA |
| Navigation: | DF, ESD, GYC | Decks, etc.: | 3 Decks, Fitted for Oil Fuel, Cruiser Stern |
| Began SM Service: | 1946 | Ended SM Service: | 1960 |
----------------------------------- Vessel History ----------------------------------- |
Date | Vessel
# | Vessel
Name | Vessel
Owner | Call Ltrs | Home
Port | Flag |
1946 | 248212 | Sparkling Wave | US War Shipping Administration | AOFN | San Francisco | USWB |
1946 | 248212 | Sparkling Wave | US Maritime Commission | AOFN | San Francisco | US |
1946 | 248212 | Empire State | States Marine Corp.
New York | AOFN | New York | US |
1960 | 248212 | Empire State | Global Bulk Transport Co.
New York | KGWB | New York | US |
1970 | 4842-NY | Reliance Fidelity | Reliance Carriers S.A.
c/o Hongkong Maritime Co. Ltd.
Hong Kong | HOBT | Panama | Panamanian |
Events:
1946: U.S. Maritime Commission
1946: Sold to States Marine Corp., renamed EMPIRE STATE.
1960: Sold to Global Bulk Transport Co.
12/70: Sold to Reliance Carriers S.A., Panama; renamed RELIANCE FIDELITY.
| Disposition Date | Comments |
| 1971 | Sold to Taiwan Shipbreakers, having left Hong Kong 5/7/71, arriving at Kaohsiung 5/12/71. Scrapped 5/71 Kaohsiung. |
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