Histoire
This freighter (c3-s-a1) was built in 1943 by Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp..
Notes historiques
In 1974 this vessel was broken up.
Propriétaires et capitaines
In 1943-1945 she was owned by the Royal Navy.
In 1948 she was returned to the US.
In 1948 she was owned by the Blue Star Line Ltd.
In 1967 she was owned by International Export Lines Ltd., Bahamas. I n1974 she was owned by Ta Yung Steel Corp., Taiwan ROC.
Signification du nom
Named Estero after an island off the coast of Florida.
Reconstructions
She was rebuilt as an Escort Aircraft Carrier for Second World War service at Burrard Drydock Co., Vancouver BC. She was re-converted at the end of the the Second World War to a freighter converted to a cargo liner by Gulf Shipbuilding Corp., Mobile, AL USA.
Références
- Mitchell, W.H. and L.A. Sawyer (n.d.) The Oceans, The Forts and The Parks including The Wars of World War I
- J.J. Colledge and Ben Warlow (2010) Ships of the Royal Navy. Casemate Oxford UK
- www.navsource.org ↗ (website viewed 14/03/2024)
