| Gross Tonnage: | 7,247 | Net: | 4,389 |
| Dimensions: | 422.8 x 57.0 x 34.8 | MC Type: | EC2-S-C1 |
| Builder: | Houston S.B. Corp.
Houston, TX | Hull #
USMC Hull #
Date of Build:
Delivered: | 128
2923
1944
4/44 |
| Engines: | T.3 Cy. 24 1/2", 37" & 70' - 48' | Engine Builder: | Iron Fireman Mfg. Co.
Portland, OR |
| Navigation: | DF, ESD | Decks, etc.: | 2 Decks, Fitted for Oil Fuel, Cruiser Stern |
| Began SM Service: | 1947 | Ended SM Service: | 1955 |
----------------------------------- Vessel History ----------------------------------- |
Date | Vessel
# | Vessel
Name | Vessel
Owner | Call Ltrs | Home
Port | Flag |
1944 | 245391 | Julius Olsen | US War Shipping Administration | KWTZ | Houston | USWB |
1946 | 245391 | Julius Olsen | US Maritime Commission | KWTZ | Houston | US |
1947 | 245391 | Blue Grass State | States Marine Corp.
New York | KWTZ | New York | US |
1955 | 245391 | Auburn | Alba Steamship Corp.
New York | KWTZ | New York | US |
1957 | 1046 | Marshall | Marshall Transportation Corp.
c/o Seaways Shipping Corp.
New York | 5LKP | Monrovia | Liberian |
1961 | 1046 | Mareileen | Marifortuna Nav. SA.
c/o Chandris Ltd.
London | 5LKP | Monrovia | Liberian |
Events:
1946: U.S. Maritime Commission
1947: Sold to States Marine Corp., renamed BLUE GRASS STATE.
1955: Sold to Alba Steamship Corp., renamed AUBURN.
1957: Sold to Marshall Transportation Corp., renamed MARSHALL.
1961: Sold to Marifortuna Nav. SA, renamed MAREILEEN.
1/67: Deck and hull plating cracked due to heavy weather whilst on voyage Vancouver/Ceylon. Put in to Osaka for temporary repairs; later proceeded.
3/67: Sold to Japanese shipbreakers; resold.
| Disposition Date | Comments |
| 1968 | Sold to Taiwan Shipbreakers for $140,000, arriving Kaohsiung 11/19/68. Scrapped 12/68 Kaohsiung. |
|
