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As of 15 Sep 2024, the T2 Tanker site has been moved to a new WordPress site that is easier to maintain and costs a lot less to host. There will be more work done to bring as much information back to the site as I can, but I will no longer be maintaining a database-backed site as before. I will rely heavily on Auke Visser to provide you with that kind of detail in his very well researched site: Auke Visser’s Famous T – Tankers Pages.
I began my research on the subject nearly 30 years ago, and for the first 15 of that, kept up a pretty good pace updating the database and less frequently, the site. My efforts have waned significantly as I have pursued life, work and other interests, so I apologize if this is no longer the most edifying site on the subject. However, I will continue to add to it and improve it as I have time and interest.
The National Bulk Carriers part of the site will be getting totally refreshed as I migrate it to the new WordPress format. In the process, I will be adding more ship photos that I have collected since the last significant update. Many old URLs have become dead, and I will attempt to locate their new locations so they can be updated on this site. I will also add new sites that provide useful information to complement what is here. To my knowledge, I am the only researcher with company information, ship information and photos available online. I consider this important to maintain as long as I am able. I recognize that many Cayman seamen have been using my site as a resource, since so many of them sailed for the company and Mr. Ludwig.
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My wife bought a fuel log from a WW2 replenishment tanker, most likely a T2. The name of the ship is not on the log. We are trying to find the name of the ship but it is really hard. This ship refueled smaller ships (YO barges, destroyers and small carriers) and boats of task force 58. She caried about 62000 barrels of fuel oil along with gas and lubricants by the barrel and case. She refuled ships at the battle of hollandia and just about every engagenemt afterward. She refueld ships of Taffy1, Taffy2, and Taffy 3 just before the battle of leyte gulf. She only hooked upo to one battleship (USS west Virginia) and took oil from that battleship as it left for home. She stayed in the pacific untill aprill of 1946. I think she had a single screw as she did not refuel elements of the fast carrier fleet. can anyone help find the replenshimnet squdron assiged to the palua are during spring ans summer of 1944?
Dr. kristina Waller, and tyler (Dr.W”s cabana boy)
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Hello! I am looking for any records on the tanker New London. My Uncle Ed served aboard New London during World War 2.
Thank you for any help you may provide.
Here are the only records I have been able to find:
Single Ship Report for “5122358”
IDNo: 5122358
Year: 1943
Name: NEW LONDON Keel:
Type: Tanker Launch Date: 28.2.43
Flag: USA Date of completion: 5.43
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Tons: 10448 Link: 1792
DWT: 16613 Yard No: 7
Length overall: 159.6 Ship Design: T2-SE-A1
LPP: 153.3 Country of build: USA
Beam: 20.7 Builder: Kaiser
Material of build: Location of yard: Swan Island
Number of
screws/Mchy/
Speed(kn): 1TE-15