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SS Kehuku

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History
United States
NameKehuku (1920–1926)
Chiloil (1926–1947)
NamesakeKahuku
OwnerUSSB (1920–1926)
Chile SS Co Inc
American Tankers of Delaware
War Shipping Administration
BuilderBethlehem Shipbuilding Corp., Wilmington
Yard number3471[1]
Laid down3 March 1919
Launched10 April 1920[2]
Sponsored byMrs. A.J. Berris
CompletedJune 1920
HomeportWilmington
Identification
FateBroken up, 1947
General characteristics
TypeDesign 1031 Tanker ship
Tonnage
  • 5,107 GRT (1920–1934)
  • 5,228 GRT (1934–1947)
  • 3,541 NRT (1920–1934)
  • 3,203 NRT (1934–1947)
  • 7,925 DWT
Length391.8 ft (119.4 m) registry length[4]
Beam51.3 ft (15.6 m)[4]
Draft29 ft (8.8 m)[1]
Depth28.8 ft (8.8 m)[4]
Installed power2,600 ihp, 390 Nhp
PropulsionBethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. triple expansion steam engine
Speed11 kn (20 km/h; 13 mph)[2]
Range5,200 nmi (9,600 km; 6,000 mi)[4]
Capacity214,155 gallons[5]
Crew38[4]

SS Kehuku was a Design 1031 tanker ship built for the United States Shipping Board immediately after World War I.

History

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She was laid down at yard number 3471 at the Wilmington, Delaware shipyard of the Bethlehem Wilmington Shipyard, one of 6 Design 1031 tankers built by Bethlehem for the United States Shipping Board.[1][4] An additional 5 ships were built by the Terry Shipbuilding Company of Savannah, Georgia.[1] She was launched on 10 April 1920,[2] completed in June 1920,[1] and named Kehuku.[1][2] Total cost was $1,947,618.[6] In 1926, she was purchased by Chile SS Co Inc (New York City), and renamed Chiloil.[1][7] In 1935, she was purchased by American Tankers of Delaware (Wilmington).[1][7] In 1943–1944, she was returned to the War Shipping Administration.[1][7] She was broken up in the 2q of 1947 in Mobile, Alabama by Hugget.[1][7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k McKellar, p. Part III, 114a.
  2. ^ a b c d Marine Review 1920, p. 98.
  3. ^ Fifty Second Annual List of Merchant Vessels of the United States - Seagoing vessels, Arranged in Order of Signal Letters. p. 90.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Fifty Second Annual List of Merchant Vessels of the United States - Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States. p. 64.
  5. ^ Fifty Second Annual List of Merchant Vessels of the United States - Seagoing Merchant Steam Vessels of 500 Gross Tons and Over Fitted For Burning Oil Fuel. p. 470.
  6. ^ United States Shipping Board and Emergency Fleet Corporation - Hearings Before The Select Committee of Inquiry into Operations, Policies, and Affairs of the United States Shipping Board and Emergency Fleet Corporation. U.S. Government Printing Office. January 1925. p. 4280.
  7. ^ a b c d "D/T Chiloil". sjohistorie.no. Retrieved July 20, 2021.

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