TULARE

Registry and Rig Information

Name TULARE
Registry U.S.
Official Number 248678
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 00337

Vessel History

Rebuilds Tonnage change, 1954 (3844 gross - 2192 net). Tonnage change, 1965 (3831 gross - 2166 net).
History Built as C1-M-AV1 class cargo vessel for U.S. Maritime Commission. Was to be acquired as AK-217 by U.S. Navy, but World War II ended before this took place.
Disposition Departed Kawasaki, Japan, on October 25, 1967, with cargo of fertilizer for Singapore, and disappeared with entire crew of thirty-eight.

Build Information

Builder Smith, L.D. Shipbuilding Co.
Place Built Sturgeon Bay, WI
Date Built 1945-00-00

Source

Source HCGL

Vessel Names

NameBegin DateEnd DateRegistryOfficial Number
COASTAL CHALLENGER1945-00-001947-00-00U.S.248678
PACHITEA1947-00-001954-00-00PANAMA
DUNSTAN1954-00-001958-00-00U.K.191304
SALLUST1958-00-001959-00-00U.K.191304
MALACCA1959-00-001963-00-00U.K.191304
TONG HONG1963-00-001967-00-00U.K.191304

Vessel Owners

NameBegin DateEnd DateRegistryOfficial Number
U.S. Maritime Commission1945-00-001947-00-00U.S.248678
Panama Shipping Co., Inc.1947-00-001954-00-00PANAMA
Booth Steamship Co., Ltd.1954-00-001958-00-00U.K.191304
Austasia Line, Ltd.1958-00-001963-00-00U.K.191304
Kie Hock Shipping (H.K.) Co., Ltd.1963-00-001967-00-00U.K.191304