Gross Tonnage: | 7,604 | Net: | 4,581 |
Dimensions: | 455.3 x 62.1 x 28.6 3/4 | MC Type: | VC2-S-AP2 |
Builder: | Permanente Metals Corp.
(Shipyard No. 2)
Richmond, CA | Hull #
USMC Hull #
Date of Build:
Delivered: | 749
749
1945
5/45 |
Engines: | 2 Steam Turbines DR Geared to a Single Screw Shaft | Engine Builder: | Westinghouse Elec. & Mfg. Co.
Pittsburgh, PA |
Navigation: | DF, ESD, GYC, SBS | 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 | 247823 | Fisk Victory | US War Shipping Administration | ANYT | San Francisco | USWB |
1946 | 247823 | Fisk Victory | US Maritime Commission | ANYT | San Francisco | US |
1951 | 247823 | Margarett Brown | Bloomfield Steamship Co.
Houston, TX | KHWA | Houston | US |
1957 | 247823 | Palmetto State | States Marine Corp. of Delaware
New York | KHWA | New York | US |
1960 | 247823 | Palmetto State | States Marine Lines, Inc. (DE)
New York | KHWA | New York | US |
1970 | 4851-NY | Reliance Sincerity | Reliance Carriers S.A.
c/o Hongkong Maritime Co. Ltd.
Hong Kong | HPTI | Panama | Panamanian |
Events:
1946: U.S. Maritime Commission
1951: Sold to Bloomfield Steamship Co., renamed MARGARETT BROWN.
1957: Sold to States Marine Corp., renamed PALMETTO STATE.
12/70: Sold to Reliance Carriers S.A., Panama; renamed RELIANCE SINCERITY.
Disposition Date | Comments |
1971 | Sold to Taiwan Shipbreakers, arrived Kaohsiung prior to 4/30/71, having left Hong Kong 4/23/71. Scrapped 4/71 Kaohsiung. |
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