SS Kehuku
SS Kehuku was a Design 1031 tanker ship built for the United States Shipping Board immediately after World War I.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Kehuku (1920–1926) Chiloil (1926–1947) |
| Namesake | Kahuku |
| Owner | USSB (1920–1926) Chile SS Co Inc American Tankers of Delaware War Shipping Administration |
| Builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp., Wilmington |
| Yard number | 3471[1] |
| Laid down | 3 March 1919 |
| Launched | 10 April 1920[2] |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. A.J. Berris |
| Completed | June 1920 |
| Homeport | Wilmington |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Broken up, 1947 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Design 1031 Tanker ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 391.8 ft (119.4 m) registry length[4] |
| Beam | 51.3 ft (15.6 m)[4] |
| Draft | 29 ft (8.8 m)[1] |
| Depth | 28.8 ft (8.8 m)[4] |
| Installed power | 2,600 ihp, 390 Nhp |
| Propulsion | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. triple expansion steam engine |
| Speed | 11 kn (20 km/h; 13 mph)[2] |
| Range | 5,200 nmi (9,600 km; 6,000 mi)[4] |
| Capacity | 214,155 gallons[5] |
| Crew | 38[4] |
History
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
- McKellar, p. Part III, 114a.
- Marine Review 1920, p. 98.
- Fifty Second Annual List of Merchant Vessels of the United States - Seagoing vessels, Arranged in Order of Signal Letters. p. 90.
- Fifty Second Annual List of Merchant Vessels of the United States - Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States. p. 64.
- 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.
- 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.
- "D/T Chiloil". sjohistorie.no. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
Bibliography
- McKellar, Norman L. "Steel Shipbuilding under the U. S. Shipping Board, 1917-1921, Part III, Contract Steel Ships" (PDF). Steel Shipbuilding under the U. S. Shipping Board, 1917-1921. ShipScribe. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
- Marine Review (1920). "1920 Construction Record of U.S. Yards". The Marine Review. New York. 50 (February): 98. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- Fifty Second Annual List of Merchant Vessels of the United States, Year ended June 30, 1923. Washington, D.C.: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Navigation. 1923.