| Gross Tonnage: | 7,240 | Net: | 4,390 |
| Dimensions: | 422.8 x 57.0 x 34.8 | MC Type: | EC2-S-C1 |
| Builder: | St. Johns River S.B. Co.
Jacksonville, FL | Hull #
USMC Hull #
Date of Build:
Delivered: | 44
2480
1944
6/44 |
| Engines: | T.3 Cy. 24 1/2", 37" & 70' - 48' | Engine Builder: | Joshua Hendy Iron Works
Sunnyvale, CA |
| Navigation: | DF, ESD, GYC | Decks, etc.: | 2 Decks, Fitted for Oil Fuel, Cruiser Stern |
| Began SM Service: | 1946 | Ended SM Service: | 1955 |
----------------------------------- Vessel History ----------------------------------- |
Date | Vessel
# | Vessel
Name | Vessel
Owner | Call Ltrs | Home
Port | Flag |
1944 | 245780 | Hugh J. Kilpatrick | US War Shipping Administration | WQFD | Jacksonville, FL | USWB |
1946 | 245780 | Hugh J. Kilpatrick | US Maritime Commission | WQFD | Jacksonville, FL | US |
1946 | 245780 | Hoosier State | States Marine Corp.
New York | WQFD | New York | US |
1955 | 245780 | Transamerican | American Union Transport Inc.
New York | WQFD | New York | US |
1960 | 245780 | Transamerican | American Union Transport Inc.
Transamerican Steamship Corp.
New York | WQFD | New York | US |
1963 | 245780 | A. & J. Mid-America | Mid America Steamship Corp.
Pacific Seafarers Inc.
c/o J.J. Georgelis
New York | WQFD | New York | US |
1965 | 2259 | Grand Hope | Hope Navigation Corp.
c/o Sea King Corp.
New York | 6ZHD | Monrovia | Liberian |
1967 | | Union Tiger | Union Shipping Co. Ltd.
c/o S. Livanos (Shipbrokers) Ltd.
London | 6KJV | Inchon | South Korean |
1969 | IM2167 | Union Tiger | Hapdong Shipping Co. Ltd.
South Korea | 6KJV | Inchon | South Korean |
Events:
1946: U.S. Maritime Commission
1946: Sold to States Marine Corp., renamed HOOSIER STATE.
1955: Sold to American Union Transport Inc, renamed TRANSAMERICAN.
1963: Sold to Mid America Steamship Corp., renamed A. & J. MID-AMERICA.
1965: Sold to Hope Navigation Corp., renamed GRAND HOPE.
1967: Sold to Union Shipping Co. of South Korea, renamed UNION TIGER.
4/69: Sold to Hapdong Shipping Co., Ltd., of South Korea.
| Disposition Date | Comments |
| 1969 | Sold to South Korean Shipbreakers who began work in 4/69 at Inchon. |
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