S/T EOCENE / Off. # 209352
STANDARD OIL Co. OF NEW YORK






S/T Eocene was built by the American Ship Building Company (Cleveland, Ohio) (Hull # 453) in 1911. She was 2217 grt. Sold to Britain end of 1929 ( see Certificate of Discharge below), was named " Miocene ". She was lost in Spanish Civil War ( 1936 - 1939).
S/T Eocene in Corinth Canal, circa 1929


Tevfik Yurtseven, author's grandfather, had started his sea life on Turkish Maritime Lines passenger-cargo ships in the early 1920s. From 1928 to 1933 he worked as second and third assistant engineer on the tankers of Standard Oil Company. The ships were in Levant Trade, working between Italy, Greece, Turkey, Romania, and Black Sea ports of the former Soviet Union. He had been on s/s Eocene , s/s Pegasus and s/s Zahra. In mid 1930s he returned to TML, but this time he preferred Istanbul Port Services to long distances. In those days new steam tugboats were purchased from Netherlands. He was then assigned to Tug. Nr. 7 and on her he spent long, hard working years until his retirement in mid 1960s.
Tevfik Yurtseven
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Signed with patronymic in days prior to the legislation of family name.

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.......................................................... An old oil painting of Eocene, a gift of sentimental value from shipmates.Appreciation of his hard work by the chief engineer, friendly atmosphere between shipmates had been of the fond memories that Tevfik Aziz kept from his Standard Oil years.

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A near sister of Tug. # 7, steam tugboat " Liman-2 " , at the entrance of Halic ( Golden Horn ) Istanbul, 1975.
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Erdem Yurtseven, author's uncle, received his radio operator's certificate in 1952 and started his sea life on Turkish ships. After migrating to U.S. he continued his career aboard American merchant ships from mid 1960s until his retirement in 1995. The following pages try to cover those years to the best of author's knowledge and the availability of documents.
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The author had been interested in ships as an amateur only. His hobbies of ham radio and ship photography have helped him putting this site together.
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Ships on the following pages are ordered according to Erdem Yurtseven's dates of shipment. The reader may either use the menu at the top of the page(s) or follow the next ship sign at the bottom.

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