This tanker (t2) was built in 1944 by Kaiser Co. Inc. in Portland, OR.
On August 30, 1944 this vessel was sunk by the U-482 with the loss of 78 dead and 2 survivors while en route New York to Loch Ewe carrying a cargo of gasoline.
In 1944-1944 she was owned by the United States War Shipping Administration, Washington DC (Deconhill Shipping Co., San Francisco CA USA).
Lloyd's Register Vol. 1 1944-1945
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