MARINERS

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T2 TANKERS - G - H - I
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NAME
BLDR
COMP.
HISTORY
GAINES MILL
04
10.43
1943 Chas. Kurz & Co, Inc, Wilminton, Del.
1958 Rebuilt to 552.5ft, 12,179 g.t.
25th Jul.1977 capsized while under tow and went aground on Kaohsiung Harbour breakwater. Wreck scrapped.
GERVAIS
02
11.43
1943 U.S. War Shipping Administration, Portland, Ore.
1948 American Overseas Tanker Corp, Panama.
1956 WORLD THEME, World Theme Corp, Monrovia (S. Niarchos)
1961 Apollo Shipping Co, Monrovia.
1962 WORLD MARINE, same owner, converted to 556.9ft, 14,304 g.t. bulk carrier.
1965 NEDDY, Nauta Corp, Monrovia.
1973 OMNIUM MARINER, Omnium Transportation Co, Monrovia.
1978 Scrapped at Gandia.
GLACIER PARK
02
4.44
1944 U.S. War Shipping Administration, Portland, Ore.
1948 STANVAC DURBAN, Standard-Vacuum Oil Co, Wilmington, Del.
1955 Same owner, Panama.
1962 ESSO CHITTAGONG, Esso Standard Eastern Inc, Panama.
1964 SANTA HELENA, Amalgamated Marine Transport, Monrovia. Forepart replaced by joining forepart from WAPELLO to form 597.4ft, 17,863 g.t. vessel named WAPELLO.
1966 Forepart from WAPELLO joined to afterpart of  TRUSTCO . Afterpart from SANTA HELENA joined to forepart of TRUSTCO and renamed GRACE for delivery to breakers at Vinaroz. 1967 scrapped. 
GLENN'S FERRY
02
9.45
1945 U.S. War Shipping Administration, Portland, Ore.
6th Oct.1945 Stranded on Batag Island, Philippines on voyage Los Angeles - Manila, exploded and burnt out.
GLORIETA
04
7.44
1944 U.S. War Shipping Administration, Philadelphia.
1947 BYRON D. BENSON, Tide Water Associated Oil Co, Wilmington, Del.
1957 Tidewater Oil Co, Inc., Wilmington, Del.
1967 Getty Oil Co, Wilmington, Del.
1968 LOUISIANA GETTY, same owner, rebuilt to 555.9ft, 13,659 g.t..
1977 Getty Refining & Marketing Co, Wilmington, Del.
1983 COASTAL FLORIDA, Coastal Hercules Inc, Houston, Tex.
1984 Scrapped at San Esteban de Pravia.
GOLD CREEK
01
6.45
1945 U.S. War Shipping Administration, Mobile.
25th Jun.1946 stranded off Martha's Vineyard, Mass. on voyage Houston to Providence, badly damaged and sold.
1946 National Bulk Carriers Inc, Wilmington, Del.
1947 PAN GEORGIA, same owner, rebuilt to 467.5ft, 9,179 g.t.
23rd Jul.1953 exploded and burnt while discharging at Wilmington, Del., towed to Baltimore and laid up.
1955 SEALANE, Universe Tankships Inc, Monrovia, converted to 6,663 g.t. suction dredger.
1963 Continental Dredging Co, Monrovia.
1981 ASIALANE, Green Diamond Enterprises, Panama.
1983 Scrapped.
GOLDEN HILL
01
3.45
1945 U.S. War Shipping Administration, Mobile.
1947 Gulf Oil Corp, Philadelphia.
1948 GULFPEAK, same owner.
1960 MONTAUK POINT, Seatrade Corp, New York.
1962 WESTHAMPTON, same owner, rebuilt to 584ft, 15,062 g.t. bulk carrier.
1963 GRANAPOLIS, Marine Traders Inc, New York.
1963 NORINA, same owner.
1968 PEARY, same owner.
1970 PENN LEADER, Penn Navigation Co, New York..
1974 LORANA, Honourable Carriers Inc, Panama.
1977 Scrapped at Kaohsiung.
GOVERNMENT CAMP
02
7.45
1945 U.S. War Shipping Administration, Portland, Ore.
1947 Cities Service Oil Co, New York.
1958 CAPTAIN NICHOLAS SITINAS, Tramp Shipping & Oil Transportation Corp, New York.
1962 BRIDGEHAMPTON, same owner, rebuilt to 587.9ft, 15,947 g.t. bulk carier.
23rd Feb.1963 Arrested at Port Said with damaged cargo on voyage Chicago to Bombay and laid up.
1965 PLATTE, The Platte Transport Inc, New York.
1974 Ogden Platte Transport Inc, Panama.
21st Jan.1976 damaged by generator explosion off Crete on voyagfe U.S.A to Bangladesh, scrapped at Cartagena.
GRAND MESA
02
4.44
1944 U.S. War Shipping Administration, Portland, Ore.
1948 STANVAC SINGAPORE, Atandard-Vacuum Oil Co, Wilmington, Del.
1955 Same owner, Panama.
1962 ESSO SINGAPORE, Esso Standard Eastern Inc, Panama.
1965 Scrapped at Hong Kong.
GRAND RIVER
01
11.44
1944 U.S. War Shipping Administration, Mobile.
1947 Overseas Tankship Corp, Panama.
1950 CALTEX DELFT, N.V. Nederlandsche Pacific Tankvaart Mij., The Hague.
1965 Scrapped at Nagasaki.
GRAND TETON
02
9.44
1944 U.S. War Shipping Administration, Portland, Ore..
1948 PURFINA, French Government.
1951 PURFINA FRANCE, same owner.
1957 PURFINA PORTUGAL, same owner.
1959 Soc. Anon. Purfina-Transports, Dunkirk.
1960 FINA PORTUGAL, same owner.
1964 KERDOS, Kerdos Steamship Inc, Monrovia.
1964 ARNO, same owner.
1967 Scrapped at Bilbao.
GRANDE RONDE
02
12.43
1943 U.S. War Shipping Administration, Portland, Ore.
1948 KATE N. L., Cephalonian Maritime Co, Piraeus.
1960 HILDA MARJANNE, Leitch Transport Ltd, Toronto.
1961 Rebuilt to 713.5ft, 16,628 g.t. bulk carrier for Great Lakes service.
1977 Upper Lakes Shipping Ltd, Toronto.
1984 dismantled and forepart joined to afterpart of m/v CHIMO, renamed CANADIAN RANGER. Afterpart scrapped.
GRANTS PASS
02
6.45
1945 U.S. War Shipping Administration, Portland, Ore.
1947 Lanmore Co. Inc, Panama.
1948 Grant's Pass Corp, Panama.
1956 ESSO PONCE, Panama Transport Co, Panama.
1959 RION, Alta Shipping Corp, Panama, rebuilt to 555.9ft, 12,816 g.t. bulk carrier.
1961 DREPANON, same owner.
1968 PACTRADER, Trans-Pacific Shipping Co, Panama.
1975 SHIRLEY, Honeywell Navigation Corp, Panama.
1979 Scrapped at Kaohsiung.
GRAYS HARBOR
02
7.45
1945 U.S. War Shipping Administration, Portland, Ore.
1947 Overseas Tankship Corp., Panama.
1952 CALTEX RHODESIA, same owner.
1961 RHODESIA MARU, Tokyo Tanker K.K., Tokyo.
1964 SHUNYO MARU No.2, Morita Rinkai Kogyo K.K, Ichinomiya, converted to sand dredger.
1970 Scrapped at Kaohdiung..
GREAT MEADOWS
04
6.43
1943 U.S. War Shipping Administration, Philadelphia.
1947 Gulf Oil Corp, Philadelphia.
1948 GULFMEADOWS, same owner.
1957 GULFBEAVER, Blackships Inc, Wilmington, Del., rebuilt to 552.5ft, 12,811 g.t.
1971 LAS PIEDRAS, Afran Transport Co, Monrovia.
1975 Scrapped at San Esteban de Pravia.
GROVETON
04
8.44
1944 U.S. War Shipping Administration, Philadelphia.
1947 DAVID McKELVEY, Tide Water Associated Oil Co, Wilmington, Del.
1957 Tidewater Oil Co. Inc, Wilmington, Del.
1962 MIDLAND, Clearwater Shipping Corp, New York.
1966 MIDLAKE, York Agents Inc, New York.
1967 Rebuilt - afterpart joined to forepart of ISARA to form 639.9ft, 19,513 g.t. vessel. Forepart scrapped.
1970 Navegacion Nevgas, Panama.
1974 BENITA, Navegacion Benita S.A., Panama.
1976 Scrapped at Burriana.
H. D. COLLIER
04
11.45
1945 Standard Oil Co of California, San Francisco.
1974 Scrapped at Kaohsiung.
HADLEY
02
5.43
1943 U.S. War Shipping Administration, Portland, Ore.
1948 ALPHA LIMPOPO, Alpha South African SS Co, Durban.
1948 SAN JULIAN, Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscales, Buenos Aires.
1978 Scrapped in Argentina.
HALLS OF MONTEZUMA
02
8.45
1945 U.S. War Shipping Administration, Portland, Ore.
1947 ESSO CARDIFF, Esso Transportation Co, London.
1955 AQUITANIUS, Lorca Cia. Nav., Monrovia, rebuilt to 545.9ft, 11,564 g.t. ore / oil carrier.
1956 ANDROS NEPTUNE, same owner.
1960 SKOPELOS, Vicalvaro Cia. Nav., Piraeus.
1960 TRANSWARREN, Cia. Nav. Patagonia, Monrovia.
1961 Transeastern Associates Inc, New York.
1962 NIAGARA, Sea Transport Inc, New York.
1965 Scrapped at Castellon.
HAMMERFEST
04
5.45
1945 Norwegian Government, Oslo.
1946 Johs Hansens Rederi A/S, Oslo.
1949 POLYGLORY, A/S Kristiansands Tankrederi, Kristiansand.
1960 UNION GLORY, International Union Lines, Monrovia.
1961 Rebuilt to 561.1ft, 13,599 g.t. bulk carrier.
1978 Scrapped at Kaohsiung.
HANGING ROCK
04
1.44
1944 U.S. War Shipping Administration, Philadelphia.
1946 PETROLITE, Tanker Sag Harbor Corp, Wilmington, Del.
1956 U.S. Dep't of Commerce, Wilmington, Del.
1956 U.S. Navy - MSTS (TAO-164)
1957 U.S. Dep't of Commerce, Wilmington, Del.
1969 Sea-Land Service Inc, forepart used to repair OREGON STANDARD , afterpart joined to forepart of s/s SEATTLE to form 471.1ft, 11,499 g.t. container ship.
1970 SEATTLE, Sea-Land Service Inc, Wilmington, Del.
1973 Litton Industries Leasing Corp, Wilmington, Del.
1975 Reynolds Leasing Corp, Wilmington, Del.
1984 Scrapped at Gijon.
HARPERS FERRY
04
12.43
1943 U.S. War Shipping Administration, Philadelphia
1947 SEVEN SEAS, North American Shipping & Trading Co, New York.
1956 U.S. Dep't of Commerce, New York.
1957 VIRGINIA TRADER, American Trading & Production Corp, Baltimore.
1966 Rebuilt with cargo section from s/s MISSION DE PALA
1972 American Trading Transportation Co, New York.
1975 Scrapped at Burriana.
HAT CREEK
01
7.43
1943 U.S. War Shipping Administration, Mobile.
1947 National Bulk Carriers Inc, Wilmington, Del.
1951 Anerican Tankers Corp. of Delaware, Wilmington, Del.
1956 American Oil Co, Baltimore.
1957 AMOCO VIRGINIA, same owner, rebuilt to 552ft, 12,532 g.t.
1970 Amoco Shipping Co, New York.
1978 POINT JUDY, Point Enterprise Corp, Wilmington, Del.
1981 POINT MILTON, same owner.
12th Jan.1982 engine failure in position 38.51N 72.58W on voyage New York to Portland, Ore, towed to New York and sold.
1983 Scrapped at Kearney, N.J.
HEGRA
04
3.44
1944 Norwegian Government.
1946 NIDAR, A/S Krogstads Shipping Agencies, Oslo.
1948 VENI, Smedvigs Tankrederi A/S, Oslo.
1959 PACIFIC LEADER, Pacifico Union Marina Corp, Panama.
1962 Pacific Union Marine Corp, Monrovia, rebuilt to 583.2ft, 14,238 g.t. bulk carrier.
1968 OCEANIC AMITY, same owner.
1978 Scrapped at Kaohsiung.
HERON'S BRIDGE
04
8.45
1945 U.S. War Shipping Administration, Philadelphia
1947 Lanmore Co. Inc., Panama
1948 ESSO BRAZIL, Panama Transport Co, Panama.
1954 Rebuilt to 545ft, 11,008 g.t. part liquid petroleum gas carrier.
1961 PETROMAR BAHIA BLANCA, Petromar S.A. de Nav., Buenos Aires.
1967 Scrapped at Santander.
HOBKIRK'S HILL
04
8.44
1944 U.S. War Shipping Administration, Philadelphia.
1946 ESSO DEN HAAG, N.V. Petroleum Industrie Mij., The Hague.
1958 Esso Tankvaart Mij. N.V. The Hague.
1959 FRIXOS, Sealanes Shipping Co, Piraeus.
1960 Rebuilt to 570.3ft, 15,020 g.t. bulk carrier.
1965 Same owner, Monrovia.
1970 SHELLEY, Outerocean Nav. Corp., Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
1977 Scrapped at Kaohsiung.
HOMESTEAD
02
5.45
1945 U.S. War Shipping Administration, Portland, Ore.
5th Aug.1946 struck by lightning and caught fire at Jacksonville, Fla. while discharging gasoline.
1947 Scrapped at New Orleans (?)
HONEY HILL
04
7.45
1945 U.S. War Shipping Administration, Philadelphia.
1946 ATLANTIC DEALER, Atlantic Refining Co, Philadelphia.
1960 Skar-Ore Steamship Corp., Wilmington, Del.
1961 PAUL H. CARNAHAN, rebuilt to 710.9ft, 12,626 g.t. Great Lakes ore carrier.
1986 Scrapped at Kaohsiung.
HONNINGSVAAG
01
4.45
1945 Norwegian Government.
1947 THORUNN, Tonnevolds Tankrederi A/S, Grimstad, Norway.
1961 SAINT CHRISTOPHER, Olga Konow, New York, converted to 551.9ft, 15,147 g.t. bulk carrier.
1964 GLOBE TRAVELER, Intercontinental Transportation Co, New York.
1967 Ocean Clippers Inc, New York.
1968 OVERSEAS TRAVELER, same owner.
1978 TRAVELER, Ogden Traveler Transport Inc, New York.
1983 Scrapped at Alang.
HOOD RIVER
02
10.44
1944 U.S. War Shipping Administration, Portland, Ore.
1948 Overseas Tankship Corp, Panama.
1952 CALTEX CAPE TOWN, same owner.
1967 Scrapped at Kaohsiung.
HORSESHOE
01
6.44
1944 U.S. War Shipping Administration, Mobile.
1947 TENAGODUS, Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co, London.
1955 Shell Petroleum Co, London.
1960 Shell Tankers Ltd, London.
1962 Scrapped at Inverkeithing.
HOVENWEEP
02
9.44
1944 U.S. War Shipping Administration, Portland, Ore.
1947 OILFIELD, Northern Petroleum Tank SS Co, Newcastle.
1959 NORTHERN EAGLE, Intercontinental Nav. Corp. & Transocean Freighters Corp, Monrovia.
1962 Rebuilt to 584.4ft, 14,800 g.t. bulk carrier.
1978 Scrapped at Split.
HUBBARDTON
04
12.44
1944 U.S. War Shipping Administration, Philadelphia
1947 The Texas Company, Wilmington, Del.
1948 ALABAMA, same owner.
1960 TEXACO ALABAMA, same owner.
1962 TEXACO BRISTOL, Texaco Panama Inc, Panama, rebuilt to 547.4ft, 14,412 g.t.
1976 Scrapped at San Esteban de Pravia.
HUNTINGTON HILL
03
6.45
1945 U.S. War Shipping Administration, San Francisco.
1948 W. E. DOWNING, State Fuel Co, Boston.
1953 HESS DIESEL, Hess Inc, Perth Amboy, N.J.
1954 Rebuilt to 544.9ft, 11,545 g.t.
1955 Hess Tankship Co, Wilmington, Del.
1961 Rebuilt to 585.9ft, 14,035 g.t.
1966 THALIA, Commerce Tankers Corp, Wilmington, Del.
1971 WILLIAM J. FIELDS, Tanker Four Lakes Inc, Wilmington, Del.
1971 Syracuse Corp, Wilmington, Del.
1975 MOUNT EXPLORER, Cove Tankers Corp, New York.
1978 COVE EXPLORER, Cove Carriers Inc, New York.
1983 Scrapped at Gadani Beach.
IDAHO FALLS
02
4.44
1944 U.S. War Shipping Administration, Portland, Ore.
1948 Standard Oil Co. of California, San Francisco.
1957 IDAHO STANDARD, same owner.
1977 Scrapped at Kaohsiung.
INGLEWOOD HILLS
03
11.44
1944 U.S. War Shipping Administration, San Francisco.
1948 WIELDRECHT, N.V. Phs van Ommeren, Rotterdam.
1953 N.V Mij, m.s. Wieldrecht (van Ommeren), Rotterdam.
1962 Scrapped at Trieste.


Index
ef 6.10.06.