S/S OVERSEAS TRAVELER / WBCC
OCEAN CLIPPERS INC.

S/S Overseas Traveler, 1974

Dates / Places Shipment - Discharge : July, 1974 /Norfolk, Va - Aug., 1974 /Bayonne, N.J.

Ship's Details:
Launched/ Builder / Hull # : April.1945 / Alabama / 333
Building Duration: 93 days ( Days on Ways : 66 + Days in Water : 27 )
Class: T2-SE-A1
USMC Number: 2058
Keel laid down as : HONNINGSVAAG ( for NORWAY)
History:
1947 Thorunn for Tønnevold & Co., Grimstad, chartered to Standard Oil Co.
1957 Collision with another tanker near Maracaibo,Venezuela. Lost one crew and heavyly damaged in explosion. Repaired at Maracaibo, towed to Savannah for further repairs.
1961 St. Christopher
1962 Converted to a bulk carrier at Grand Quevilly, France.
1968 Globe Traveler
1968 OVERSEAS TRAVELER
As it can be seen from the picture, the old T2 design of the ship was thoroughly modified. Unlike s/s Platte and s/s Columbia, bridgehouse was moved aftship, leaving more space to cargo holds and newly added goalpost derricks.

Source of Historical Data : " www.warsailors.com". s/s HONNINGSVAAG's page can be reached from the Links.

Canal crossing seen from s/s Overseas Traveler


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