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Photographer:
Wim van Noort [ View profile ]
Title:
Oakland
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Jan 5, 2024
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4,148 x 2,802

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Oakland
Owner Reynolds Leasing Corp.
Manager Sea-Land Service Inc., Wilmington De.
Flag U.S.A.
Date 1945
GT 17,184
Builder Kaiser Co. Inc., Vancouver Wa. (Fwd & aft sections)
Builder Ingalls SB Corp., Pascagoula Ms. (mid section)
Conv. from transport ship C4 type (3,485 troops)
Broke in two and sank on Vietnam reef en route to shipbreakers on November 7, 1988
Pictures were taken on the New Waterway August 4, 1983

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Current name:
OAKLAND

Former name(s):

 -  Marine Tiger (Until 1966)

Vessel Type:
Container Ship
Gross tonnage:
17,243 tons
Summer DWT:
17,249 tons

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Converted C4 troop transport, originally launched March 23, 1945 as "Marine Tiger". Converted during 1966. Like all Sea-Land containerships of that era., this ship was set up to carry 35-foot containers rather than the 40-foot containers which became standard with all other companies.

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