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29th May 2012, 06:52 PM
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for William Johnstone.Re s.s. CLAIRE T.
Welcome William.It's not possible to reply in your Crew List Post,so I've posted some information about the CLAIRE T. here.
CLAIRE T.(Official No. 168629 )was an American- built liberty ship built for the British Gov'mt. as OCEAN LIBERTY.Launched 24/5/41,completed 20/12/41 as Yard No.1 of the Todd-Bath SB Co,Portland(East)
Length 134.6m
Beam 17.4m
Tonnage 7,174grt
Steam Turbine 11 knots
1948 To Purvis Sg Co,GB Renamed AVISMOAT
1955 To Tsavliris Sg Co(London Greeks).Renamed CLAIRE T. (Registered under name Romney S.Sg Co.)
1958 Same Owners.Renamed FREE TRADER
1959 Same Owners.Renamed THEODOROS TSAVLIRIS
1964 Same Owners.Renamed NEWGROVE
1966. Wrecked in 21.21.30N ,76.38 W (off Puerto Padre, NE Coast of Cuba) 14/5/66 whilst on voyage Liverpool to Cuba.Declared Constructive Total Loss.
19.01.67: Refloated, towed to Antilla for repair and returned to service by Government of Cuba.
Further history Unknown.
Cannot find picture of her as CLAIRE T. but pictures of her as AVISMOAT and FREE TRADER below.
Last edited by Gulliver; 30th May 2012 at 05:21 AM.
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29th May 2012, 08:09 PM
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clare t / newgrove
Tony Wilding
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30th May 2012, 05:33 AM
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Clarification of Details. re Ocean & Liberty Types..
Thanks to our knowledgeable member Tony Wilding about such ships I attach details about the vessel CLAIRE T. ex OCEAN LIBERTY.
" Ocean Liberty was not a Liberty Ship, but an Ocean class, she was a Canadian design , identical to a Fort class, but built in USA and welded , Forts were all Canadian built and rivetted, Liberties had all the accommodation amidships, 3 holds fwd 2 aft. also one other thing her engine was a steam reciprocating, not a turbine. regards. tony wilding."
Thanks Tony !
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