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Grand Explorer (1964/10/15)
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Grand Explorer (1965/10/17)
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Grand Explorer (1965/10/17)
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Grand Explorer (1965/10/17)
  IMO: 2246761  
Details/Construction
Builder:J.A. Jones Construction CompanyLocation:Brunswick, Georgia, United StatesHull #:167
Design:Liberty - EC2-S-C1
Keel Layed:1944/09/23Launched:1944/10/30Commissioned:1944/11/13
Propulsion
As builtType:1 triple expansion steam engine (24.5", 37" & 70" x 48")Output:2500 ihp (1865 kW) - 11 knots
Manufacturer:General Machinery Corporation - Hamilton, Ohio, United States
 
Dimensions
As builtLength (oa):134.6 m (441.5 ft)Gross Tonnage:7257
Length (lbp):127.3 m (417.75 ft)Net Tonnage:4450
Beam:17.4 m (57.0 ft)Dead Weight:10865
Depth:11.4 m (37.33 ft)Displacement:
Draft:8.4 m (27.66 ft) 
Change Description:Data from the 1966/67 Lloyds Register
Owner HistoryFleet History
OwnerManagerFromUntil
United States GovernmentUnited States Maritime Commission1944/11/131951/04
Drytrans Corporation - United States1951/041958/01
Bulkcargo Shipping Corporation - Liberia1958/011959/01
Penntrans Company - United StatesPenn Shipping Company Inc.1959/011961/02
Friendship Navigation Corporation - Liberia1961/021967/10
FleetFromUntil
Name HistoryRegistration History
NameUntil
Laura Bridgeman1951/04
Catherine1958/01
Penn Explorer1961/02
Grand Explorer1967/10
NumberPortCall SignMMSIFromUntil
US 246761 Brunswick, Georgia, United States KTAF 1944/11/13 1951/04
US 246761 Wilmington, Delaware, United States KTAF 1951/04 1958/01
1129 Monrovia, Liberia 1958/01 1959/01
US 246761 Wilmington, Delaware, United States KTAF 1959/01 1961/02
1620 Monrovia, Liberia 5MIN 1961/02 1967/10
Disposition
Description/LocationScrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan by the Taiwan Navigation and Wire Company.
Arrival at Yard1967/10/21Beached:Work Began:
LostDate:

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