SS Pendleton
Bow section of Pendleton aground near Pollock Rip Lightship
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| Name: | Pendleton |
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 Portland, Oregon, United States |
| Builder: | Kaiser shipyards, Portland, Oregon |
| Yard number: | 49 |
| Launched: | 21 January 1944 |
| Completed: | February 1944 |
| Out of service: | 18 February 1952 |
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| Fate: | Broke in two, subsequently scrapped |
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| Type: | Type T2-SE-A1 tanker |
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| Length: | 504 feet 0 inches (153.62 m) |
| Beam: | 68 feet 2 inches (20.78 m) |
| Depth: | 39 feet 2 inches (11.94 m) |
| Installed power: | 12,000 hp Steam turbine |
| Propulsion: | Single-screw propeller |
| Speed: | 16 knots (30 km/h) |
| Crew: | 41 |
SS Pendleton was a Type T2-SE-A1 tanker built in 1944 in Portland, Oregon, United States, for the War Shipping Administration. She was sold in 1948 to National Bulk Carriers, serving until February 1952 when she broke in two in a storm. The T2 tanker ships were prone to splitting in two in cold weather. The ship's sinking is the topic of the 2016 film The Finest Hours.
The ship was built at yard number 49 by Kaiser Shipyards, Swan Island Yard, Portland, Oregon. Assessed at 10,448 GRT, 6,801 NRT, 16,643 DWT, she was 504 feet 0 inches (153.62 m) long, with a beam of 68 feet 2 inches (20.78 m) and a depth of 39 feet 2 inches (11.94 m). Her propulsion was "turbo-electric" (a steam turbine driving a generator that produced electricity to power a motor that drove the propeller shaft) The turbine was manufactured by General Electric of Worcester, Massachusetts. It could propel her at a speed of 16 knots (30 km/h).
Pendleton was launched on 21 January 1944 and completed in February. She was built for the United States Maritime Commission. She was owned by the War Shipping Administration. Her port of registry was Portland, Oregon. The United States Official Number 245142 and Code Letters KWAA were allocated. During World War II, Pendleton was a member of Convoy ON 249, which departed from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom on August 18, 1944 and arrived at New York on September 2.
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