Pacific Tankers Inc.

Pacific Tankers Inc.
Industry	Tanker Maritime transport
Founded	1943
Founder	Kenneth D. Dawson
Defunct	1951
Headquarters	San Francisco, California
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	John A. McCone (Chairman), Allan Cameron (GM)

Pacific Tankers, Inc. of San Francisco, California, was founded in 1943 as a division of Joshua Hendy Corporation to operate fleet oilers for the United States Navy to support World War II efforts. Pacific Tankers, Inc. operated Mission Buenaventura-class oiler, a T2 tanker (T2-SE-A2). Each Pacific Tankers, Inc. tanker had a merchant crew of about 9 officers and 39 men. Pacific Tankers Inc. was a major tanker operator for the war with a fleet of over 60 tankers. Pacific Tankers, Inc. continued operations after the war.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Joshua Hendy Corporation was founded in the 1850s as an engineering and mining company. Joshua Hendy Corporation engineering was used in the construction of the Panama Canal form 1904 to 1914.^[4] In World War II Joshua Hendy Corporation built twelve triple expansion marine steam engines for Liberty ships.^[5]^[6]

The Federal Bureau of Investigation investigated the sales of a Pacific Tankers, Inc. ship to Aristotle Onassis in 1951 and 1952.^[7]

Pacific Tankers, Inc. ships

Some of Pacific Tankers Inc ships:

SS Mckittrick built in 1944 (owned 1947–1951)
SS Montebello Hills built in 1944 (owned 1948–1951)
SS William M. Burden (SS Brookfield) built in 1944 (owned 1950–1951)
SS Pecos (1944– )^[8]
USS Sebec (AO-87) leased 1946 to 1950
SS Saugatuck (owned 1947–1948)^[9]

World War II ships

Some of the US government-owned, Naval Transportation Service tankers, operated by commercial firm Pacific Tankers, Inc:^[10]
SS Mission Santa Ynez T2
SS Mission Soledad
SS Mission San Fernando
SS Mission San Jose
SS Mission San Gabriel
SS Redstone
SS Mission San Miguel
SS Mission Carmel
SS San Luis Obispo
SS Mission Capistrano
SS Santa Barbara
SS Mission Santa Clara
SS Mission Santa Ana
SS Mission Dolores
SS Mission San Carlos
SS Mission San Luis Rey
SS Chalmette (later Lynchburg (T-AO-154))^[11]
SS Umatilla^[12]

References

^ Study of Trade-out and Build Activities of Onasis Companies: 85-2, By United States. Congress. House. Merchant Marine and Fisheries, 1949
^ The Birth of Military Sea Transportation Service, by Salvatore R. Mercogliano, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History, Campbell University, 19 July 2017
^ "Suamico (AO-49) Class". www.shipscribe.com.
^ Herman, Arthur (2012). Freedom's Forge: How American Business Produced Victory in World War II. United States: Random House. pp. 181–183, 211, 214. ISBN 9781400069644.
^ Quivik 2004. pp. 107–109.
^ Quivik, Fredric L. (2 Jul 2004). "Kaiser's Richmond Shipyards: With Special Emphasis on Richmond Shipyard No. 3" (PDF). Rosie the Riveter. Historic American Engineering Record. pp. 107–109, 158. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 March 2009.
^ JSTOR, The Onassis Global Shipping Business, 1920s-1950s
^ "Joshua Hendy Corp. v. Moore Dry Dock Co., 126 F. Supp. 808 | Casetext Search + Citator". casetext.com.
^ SS Saugatuck
^ "T2M". www.mariners-l.co.uk.
^ "Fleet Oiler (AO) Photo Index". www.navsource.org.
^ S Umatilla

External links

[1] Study of Trade-out and Build Activities of Onasis Companies: 85-2, By United States. Congress. House. Merchant Marine and Fisheries, 1949

[2] The Birth of Military Sea Transportation Service, by Salvatore R. Mercogliano, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History, Campbell University, 19 July 2017

[3] "Suamico (AO-49) Class". www.shipscribe.com.

[4] Herman, Arthur (2012). Freedom's Forge: How American Business Produced Victory in World War II. United States: Random House. pp. 181–183, 211, 214. ISBN 9781400069644.

[quivik2004_pp107-109-5] Quivik 2004. pp. 107–109.

[6] Quivik, Fredric L. (2 Jul 2004). "Kaiser's Richmond Shipyards: With Special Emphasis on Richmond Shipyard No. 3" (PDF). Rosie the Riveter. Historic American Engineering Record. pp. 107–109, 158. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 March 2009.

[7] JSTOR, The Onassis Global Shipping Business, 1920s-1950s

[8] "Joshua Hendy Corp. v. Moore Dry Dock Co., 126 F. Supp. 808 | Casetext Search + Citator". casetext.com.

[9] SS Saugatuck

[10] "T2M". www.mariners-l.co.uk.

[11] "Fleet Oiler (AO) Photo Index". www.navsource.org.

[12] S Umatilla

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v t e Kennebec-class oilers
Type T2 Kennebec class	Kennebec Merrimack Winooski Kankakee Lackawanna Neosho
Type T2-A Mattaponi class	Mattaponi Monongahela Tappahannock Patuxent Neches
Type T3-S-A1 Chiwawa class	Chiwawa Enoree Escalante Neshanic Niobrara
United States Navy oiler List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy

v t e United States naval ship classes of World War II
Aircraft carriers	Lexington Ranger^S Yorktown Wasp^S Essex Midway^C
Light aircraft carriers	Independence Saipan^C
Escort carriers	Long Island Charger Bogue Sangamon Casablanca Commencement Bay
Battleships	Wyoming New York Nevada Pennsylvania New Mexico Tennessee Colorado North Carolina South Dakota Iowa Montana^X
Large cruisers	Alaska
Heavy cruisers	Pensacola Northampton Portland New Orleans Wichita^S Baltimore Oregon City^C Des Moines^C
Light cruisers	Omaha Brooklyn Atlanta Cleveland Fargo^C Juneau^C Worcester^C CL-154^X
Gunboats	Dubuque Sacramento^S Asheville Plymouth^S Williamsburg^S St. Augustine^S Vixen^S Erie PGM-1 PGM-9
Destroyers	Sampson Caldwell Wickes Clemson Farragut Porter Mahan Gridley Bagley Somers Benham Sims Benson Stevenson^X Gleaves Fletcher Allen M. Sumner Robert H. Smith Gearing
Destroyer escorts	Evarts Buckley Cannon Edsall Rudderow John C. Butler
Patrol frigates	Asheville Tacoma
Patrol boats	Action PT boat
Minelayers	Oglala^S Wassuc^S Monadnock^S Miantonomah^S Terror^S Keokuk^S Salem^S Weehawken^S Camanche Chimo
Minesweepers	Lapwing Raven Auk Eagle^S Hawk Admirable
Submarines	O R S Barracuda Argonaut^S Narwhal Dolphin^S Cachalot Porpoise Salmon Sargo Tambor Mackerel Gato Balao Tench
Tankers	T1 tanker T2 tanker T3 tanker
Cargo ships	Liberty Victory Haskell Andromeda Arcturus Artemis Tolland Alstede Aldebaran Adria Acubens Arctic Denebola Hyades Mizar
Auxiliary ships	Ammunition Floating drydock Repair dock Barracks Collier Combat stores Destroyer tender Depot High-speed transport Hospital Ice cream barge Net laying Motor torpedo boat tender Reefer Oiler Repair Seaplane tender Submarine tender Underway replenishment
C Completed after the war S Single ship of class X Cancelled

v t e World War II Maritime Commission ship designs
Cargo designs	Type C1 Type C2 Type C3 Type C4 Type C5 (Type C6) (Type C7) (Type C8) (Type C9) Type N3
Emergency cargo	Liberty ship ("EC2-S-C1") Victory ship ("VC2-S-AP1")
Tanker	T1 tanker T2 tanker T3 tanker Liberty ship ("Z-ET1-S-C3")
Special-purpose	Type S2 ("Tacoma-class frigate") Type S3-S2-BP ("Landing Ship, Tank") Type S3-S2-BP1 ("Neptune-class cable layer") Type S4-S2-BB3 ("Casablanca-class escort carrier") Type S4-SE2-BD1 ("Gilliam-class attack transport") Type S4-SE2-BE1 ("Artemis-class attack cargo ship") "Crane vessel-Derrick Barge"
Miscellaneous-cargo	Type L6 ("Lakers") Type N ("Coastal Cargo") Type P1 ("Passenger") Type P2 ("Passenger") Type R ("Refrigerated") Type B ("Barge")
Tugs	Type V ("Tugs")
See also:- Empire ship, Fort ship, Park ship, Ocean ship.

Pacific Tankers, Inc. ships

World War II ships

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