Official Number:                     N/R

Builder:                                 Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co, Chester, Pa

Pennant No:                   

Launched:                              20 November 1942

Into Service:                           WW2

Out of service:                        1946

Fate:                                     February, 1963 broken up

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:

28 December 1942 completed and time chartered to the U.S. WSA name unchanged

1 January 1943 sailed Philadelphia in convoy NK516 to Key West arriving 8 January 1943

9 January 1943 sailed Key West independently to Texas City arriving the next day

12 January 1943 sailed Baytown independently to New York arriving 17 January 1943

20 January 1943 sailed New York independently to Baytown arriving 26 January 1943

15 March 1943 at San Juan, Puerto Rico drydocked for repairs to a crack in her bottom plating

16 March 1943 undocked

17 March 1943 sailed San Juan, Puerto Rico independently to Curacao arriving the next day

9 April 1943 sailed and joined convoy UC2 from Liverpool to Curacao arriving 23 April 1943.

26 April 1943 sailed Curacao in convoy CAN.2 to New York arriving 2 May 1943

5 May 1943 sailed New York independently

17 May 1943 sailed Aruba in convoy OT5/1 to Dakar arriving 2 June 1943

14 July 1943 sailed Dakar independently to Aruba arriving 24 July 1943

26 July 1943 sailed Aruba independently to Cape Henry arriving 31 July 1943

7 August 1943 sailed Cape Henry independently to Aruba arriving 12 August 1943

16 August 1943 sailed Aruba in convoy OT8/1 to Gibraltar arriving 2 September 1943

18 September 1943 sailed Gibraltar joining in convoy GUS15 to Hampton Roads arriving 4 Aoctober 1943

8 October 1943 sailed Baltimore independently to Philadelphia arriving 11 October 1943

2 November 1943 sailed Delaware Capes independently to Puerto La Cruz arriving 9 November 1943

11 November 1943 sailed Puerto La Cruz independently to Delaware Capes arriving 17 November 1943

19 November 1943 sailed Delaware Capes independently to Aruba arriving 25 November 1943

27 November 1943 sailed Aruba independently to Cristobal arriving 29 November 1943

2 December 1943 sailed Cristobal independently to Aruba arriving 4 December 1943

5 December 1943 sailed Aruba independently to Cape Henry arriving 11 December 1943

16 December 1943 sailed Hampton Roads independently to Puerto La Cruz arriving 22 December 1943

24 December 1943 sailed Puerto La Cruz independently to Cape Henry arriving 30 December 1943

4 January 1944 sailed New York independently to Aruba arriving 10 January 1944

13 January 1944 at Aruba berthed with USS’s Chase (DE158) and Loy (DE160) alongside

14 January 1944 sailed Aruba in convoy OT12/1 to Algiers arriving 30 January 1944

13 February 1944 RASed with USS Laning (DE159) supplying her with 59,316 gallons of fuel

1 March 1944 RASed with USS Loy (DE160) supplying her with 46,887 gallons of fuel

1946  returned to her owners

1950  purchased by Panama Transport Co, Panama name unchanged.

1959  renamed PHILADELPHIA by her owners..

2 April 1961 Arrived Split for demolition by Brodospas