| 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 |
| Laid down | 3 March 1919 |
| Launched | 10 April 1920 |
| 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 |
| Beam | 51.3 ft (15.6 m) |
| Draft | 29 ft (8.8 m) |
| Depth | 28.8 ft (8.8 m) |
| Installed power | 2,600 ihp, 390 Nhp |
| Propulsion | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. triple expansion steam engine |
| Speed | 11 kn (20 km/h; 13 mph) |
| Range | 5,200 nmi (9,600 km; 6,000 mi) |
| Capacity | 214,155 gallons |
| Crew | 38 |
SS Kehuku was a Design 1031 tanker ship built for the United States Shipping Board immediately after World War I.
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. An additional 5 ships were built by the Terry Shipbuilding Company of Savannah, Georgia. She was launched on 10 April 1920, completed in June 1920, and named Kehuku. Total cost was $1,947,618. In 1926, she was purchased by Chile SS Co Inc (New York City), and renamed Chiloil. In 1935, she was purchased by American Tankers of Delaware (Wilmington). In 1943–1944, she was returned to the War Shipping Administration. She was broken up in the 2q of 1947 in Mobile, Alabama by Hugget.
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. 50 (February). New York: 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.
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