PARATEX (1938, Tank Vessel)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
PARATEX
Also known as:
BERT REINAUER II
Year of Build:
1938
Official Number:
236989
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Beaumont, Texas, United States
Vessel Type:
Tank Vessel
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
131
Builder Name:
Pennsylvania Shipyard Inc
Original Owner:
Gulf Oil Co
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
2 oil
# Cylinders:
4
Propulsion Notes:
14" x 23 1/2", 1440 hp engine built by American Locomotive Co, 1938
Hull Dimensions
Length:
250' 6"
Beam:
43'
Depth:
17' 6"
Tonnage (gross):
1541
Tonnage (net):
1185
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Norfolk, Virginia
Date:
2002
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1938 Owned Gulf Oil Corp

1961 Lengthened 87.4 meters by American Shipbuilding Co, Toledo, OH

1975 Owned R.T.C. # 6 Corp; renamed BERT REINAUER II

1978 Owned B.F.T. No. 5 Corp

2002 Scrapped in Norfolk, VA

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
(989)356-6188
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