Official Number: 217173
Builder: New York Shipbuilding Co as Yard No: 190 named E. L. DOHENY III for Pan-American & Petroleum Transport
Inc., Los Angeles
Pennant No:
Launched: 17 August 1918
Into Service: WW2
Out of service: 22 February 1944
Fate: 22 February 1944 topedoed & sunk
Items of historic interest involving this ship: –
Background Data: One of a group of additional American flagged ships which served as Escort Oilers during WW2
Career Data:
November 1919 returned to her owners as E.L. DOHENY 111
1925 renamed F. H. WICKETT by her owners
1931 renamed E.G. SEUBERT by her owners
23 August 1932 sailed from New York for Aruba
1933 transferred to Pan-American Foreign Corp, Wilmington name unchanged
19 May 1934 arrived at Santos from Aruba
1935 owners became Standard Oil Co of New Jersey, Wilmington name unchanged
13 November 1941 sailed Curacao independently to Rio de Janeiro arriving 28 November 1941
14 December 1941 sailed Caripito independently to Buenos Aires arriving 2 January 1942
22 January 1942 arrived at Trinidad
23 January 1942 sailed Trinidad independently to New York arriving 3 February 1942
1942 owners became US WSA, name unchanged
10 February 1942 sailed New York independently to Galveston arriving 17 February 1942
15 March 1942 sailed Texas City independently to New York arriving 25 March 1942
30 March 1942 sailed New York independently to Puerto la Cruz
13 April 1942 sailed Puerto la Cruz independently to Aruba arriving 15 April 1942
26 April 1942 sailed Aruba independently to Cristobal arriving 29 April 1942
1 May 1942 sailed Cristobal independently to Cartagena, Columbia arriving 2 May 1942
3 May 1942 sailed Cartagena, Columbia independently to Aruba arriving 5 May 1942
8 May 1942 sailed Aruba independently to Caripito arriving 10 May 1942
12 May 1942 sailed Caripito independently to Trinidad
14 May 1942 sailed Trinidad independently to Aruba arriving 16 May 1942
18 May 1942 sailed Aruba independently to Las Piedras arriving the same day
20 May 1942 sailed Las Piedras indpendently to Aruba arriving 21 May 1942
21 May 1942 sailed Aruba independently to New York arriving 1 June 1942
16 June 1942 sailed New York independently to Hampton Roads
20 June 1942 sailed Hampton Roads in unescorted convoy KS512 to Key West arriving 26 June 1942
29 August 1942 sailed New York independently to Cape Cod Bay
13 August 1942 sailed Cape Cod Bay in escorted convoy BX33 to Halifax arriving 16 August 1942
22 August 1942 sailed Halifax in escorted convoy SC97 to Liverpool arriving 7 September 1942
11 September 1942 sailed Liverpool in escorted convoy ON129 to New York arriving 25 September 1942
13 October 1942 sailed New York in escorted convoy NK506 to Key West arriving 20 October 1942 then sailing on in unescorted convoy KH412 to Galveston Bar arriving 24 October 1942
28 October 1942 sailed Galveston Bar in unescorted convoy HK114 to Key West arriving 1 November 1942 then sailing on in unescorted convoy KN207 to New York arriving 7 November 1942
17 November 1942 sailed New York in escorted convoy SC110 to Liverpool arriving 6 December 1942. RFA AMHERST sailed in this convoy before RFA service as Fort Amherst as far as Halifax
18 December 1942 sailed Liverpool in escorted convoy ON154 until 12 January 1943 and then independently to Port Everglades arriving 13 January 1943
3 September 1943 sailed Halifax as Escort Oiler in Convoy SC 141 to Liverpool arriving 17 September 1943
16 February 1944 sailed Bandar Abbas in Convoy PA 69
22 February 1944 torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-510 in position 13.50N 48.49E about 200 miles east of Aden while on passage from Abadan to Aden carrying Admiralty fuel oil with the loss of six lives. Sixty-four survivors were rescued by the Australian minesweeper HMAS TAMWORTH and the Indian corvette HMIS ORISSA and were landed at Aden when the Convoy arrived there two days later