Official Number:                      230834

Laid down:

Builder:                                  Sun Shipbuilding Co, Chester, Pa

Launched:                              16 May 1931

Into Service:                           WW2

Out of service:                        1946

Fate:                                     1949  broken up

Items of historic interest involving this ship: –

Background Data:  One of an additional group of American ships which served as Escort Oilers during WW2

Career Data:

 16 May 1931 launched by Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Chester, PA as Yard No: 137 named Daylight for Socony-Vacuum Oil Co Inc, New York

June 1931 completed

5 December 1941 sailed Corpus Christi independently to Philadelphia arriving 13 December 1941

15 December 1941 sailed Philadelphia independently to Beaumont arriving 21 December 1941

23 December 1941 sailed Beaumont independently to New York arriving 30 December 1941

1 January 1942 sailed New York independently to Beaumont arriving 9 January 1942

1942 owners became US WSA, name unchanged

9 January 1942 sailed Beuamont independently to Providence RI arriving 18 January 1942

21 January 1942 sailed New York independently to Beaumont arriving 28 January 1942

29 January 1942 sailed Beaumont independently to New York arriving 7 February 1942

16 February 1942 sailed Baltimore independently

20 March 1942 sailed Hampton Roads independently to Corpus Christi arriving 29 March 1942

30 March 1942 sailed Corpus Christi independently to New York arriving 8 April 1942

11 April 1942 sailed New York independently to Beaumont arriving 20 April 1942

21 April 1942 sailed Beaumont independently to Hampton Roads arriving 5 May 1942

9 May 1942 sailed Hampton Roads independently to Beaumont arriving 17 May 1942

19 May 1942 sailed Beaumont independently

27 May 1942 sailed Key West in convoy KN104 to Hampton Roads arriving 1 June 1942

2 June 1942 sailed Hampton Roads independently to New York arriving the next day

16 June 1942 sailed New York independently

20 June 1942 sailed Hampton Roads in convoy KS512 to Key West arriving 26 June 1942

14 October 1943 ran aground 120 degrees Hands Deep, Eddystone while approaching Plymouth Sound. Reported she was making water in the forepeak – source Admiralty War Diary of this day

1946 returned to her owners, name unchanged

1947 purchased by Seabird Tankers Inc., Panama and renamed Seabird

17 April 1961 arrived at Barcleona for demolition by Spanish breakers