Other name(s): Cometa
Ship owner: Allied Oil Transport Co.; Cia Petrolera "Ulises" S.A.; Cleveland Tankers, Inc.; Pan American Petroleum & Transport Co.; Standard Oil Co.
Ship builder: American Ship Building Co., Lorain, Ohio
Engine builder: American Ship Building Co., Lorain, Ohio
Engine re-builder: Great Lakes Engineering Works, River Rouge, Michigan
Year ship built: 1913
Year engine built: 1913
Final disposition: Scrapped at Ashtabula, Ohio in the summer - fall of 1973. Removed fr documentation in July /August of 1973.
Notes:
Launched March 22, 1913
Lengthened 72 ft. in 1940 by Great lakes Engineering Works. New dimensions: 322 x 43.2 x 24.9. New tonnage: 2987 gross, 2324 net.
Remarks:
b) Cometa (Mexican) (1928-1935)
c) Comet (U.S.) (1936)
Owners:
1) Standard Oil Co., New York, N.Y.
2) Cia Petrolera Ulisses S.A., Tampico, Mexico (1927)
3) Marine Tankers, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware (1934)
4) Allied Oil Transport Co. (Cleveland Tankers, Inc., mgrs.) (1940)
5) Cleveland Tankers, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio (1943)
Registry number: US. 211398
Hull number: 705
Vessel type: Tanker
Height: 24.9 ft.
Width: 43.2 ft.
Length: 322 ft.
Stroke length: 42 in.
Gross tonnage: 2486
Net tonnage: 1258
Materials: Steel
Engine type: Triple expansion
Piston 1: 19 in.
Piston 2: 31 in.
Piston 3: 54 in.