USS NESHANIC (1943, Tank Vessel)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
USS NESHANIC
Also known as:
GULFOIL; PIONEER CHALLENGER; MIDDLETOWN; AMERICAN VICTORY
Year of Build:
1943
Official Number:
251093
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Sparrows Point, Maryland, United States
Vessel Type:
Tank Vessel
Additional vessel types:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
4381
Builder Name:
Bethlehem Steel
Original Owner:
U.S. Maritime Commission
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Steam turbine
# Cylinders:
2
# Boilers:
2 water tube
Propulsion Notes:
7700 hp engine built by vessel builder, 1943; boilers built by Foster-Wheeler Corp., 1943
Hull Dimensions
Length:
488'
Beam:
68'
Depth:
37'
Tonnage (gross):
10340
Tonnage (net):
630
History
Chronology:

1943 Owned U.S. Maritime Commission

1947 Owned Gulf Oil Co; renamed GULFOIL

1959 Owned Maryland Shipbuilding Co

1960 Owned Pioneer Steamship Co (Hutchinson); rebuilt as bulk freighter by Maryland Shipbuilding Co, Baltimore; 706' x 75' x 37'

1961 Renamed PIONEER CHALLENGER

1962 Owned Columbia Transportation Co (Oglebay Norton); renamed MIDDLETOWN

1982 Converted to self-unloader

2006 Owned American Steamship Co; renamed AMERICAN VICTORY

Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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