ROCKDALE
Registry and Rig Information | |
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Name | ROCKDALE |
Registry | U.S. |
Rig | Propeller |
Dimensions and Tonnage | |
Length | 323.75 |
Width | 50.00 |
Depth | 26.42 |
Gross Tonnage | 3805.00 |
Net Tonnage | 2123.00 |
Hull Material | Steel |
Hull Number | 00328 |
Vessel History | |
Rebuilds | Tonnage change, 1952 (3917 gross - 2164 net). Tonnage change, 1962 (3805 gross - 2123 net). |
History | Built as C1-M-AV1 class cargo vessel for U.S. Maritime Commission. Acquired by U.S. Navy on June 5, 1945 and commissioned on June 26. Departed Gulfport, MS, and transited Panama Canal on July 27, arriving at Hollandia on September 2, 1945. Cleared for Brisbane on September 17, arriving there on September 17. Got underway for Manus September 25, arriving October 3. Following day cleared for Saipan, arriving October 10. Cleared for Okinawa on October 13, arriving on October 18, 1945. Sailed for the Marianas on November 1, and operated in that island group until departing for Panama Canal on January 13, 1946. Transited Canal on February 20 and arrived at Norfolk, VA, on March 1, 1946. Decommissioned at Norfolk on March 22, 1946; returned to Maritime Commission on March 26 for layup in the James River; stricken from Navy Register on April 12, 1946. |
Disposition | Sold to Taiwan shipbreakers; arrived at Kaohsiung on April 9, 1970, for scrapping. |
Build Information | |
Builder | Smith, L.D. Shipbuilding Co. |
Place Built | Sturgeon Bay, WI |
Date Built | 1945-00-00 |
Source | |
Source | HCGL |
Vessel Names
Name | Begin Date | End Date | Registry | Official Number |
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APOLLO | 1947-00-00 | 1952-00-00 | NORWAY | |
DENIS, ETIENNE | 1960-00-00 | 1962-00-00 | FRANCE | |
HONGKONG PIONEER | 1962-00-00 | 1970-00-00 | LIBERIA | |
ROCKDALE | 1946-00-00 | 1947-00-00 | U.S. | |
ROCKDALE (AK-208) | 1945-00-00 | 1946-00-00 | U.S. | U.S. NAVY |
THABOR | 1952-00-00 | 1960-00-00 | FRANCE |
Vessel Owners
Name | Begin Date | End Date | Registry | Official Number |
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Atlantic Far East Lines, Inc. | 1962-00-00 | 1970-00-00 | LIBERIA | |
Cie. de Navigation Denis Freres | 1960-00-00 | 1962-00-00 | FRANCE | |
Cie. des Messageries Maritimes | 1952-00-00 | 1960-00-00 | FRANCE | |
Herlof Andersens Rederi A/S | 1947-00-00 | 1952-00-00 | NORWAY | |
U.S. Maritime Commission | 1945-00-00 | 1945-00-00 | U.S. | |
U.S. Maritime Commission | 1946-00-00 | 1947-00-00 | U.S. | |
U.S. Navy | 1945-00-00 | 1946-00-00 | U.S. | U.S. NAVY |