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SS Pendleton was a Type T2-SE-A1 tanker built in 1942 in Portland, Oregon, United States, for the War Shipping Administration. She was sold in 1948 to National Bulk Carriers, serving until February 1952 when she broke in two in a storm. The T2 tanker ships were prone to splitting in two in cold weather.
The new T2 tanker Schenectady broke in two at its dock due to brittle metal and bad welding The fractured USS Ponaganset (AO-86), at the General Ship and Iron Works, Boston, MA., 9 December 1947 The T2 tanker "Pendleton" bow in 1952 Crew from USCGC Yakutat pull in a life-raft carrying survivors from the bow section of SS Fort Mercer, the photo ...
In the same storm that broke Fort Mercer in two, SS Pendleton, also a T2 tanker, broke up about 20 miles (32 km) away. Daring rescues by the Coast Guard Lifeboat CG 36500 carried out of Pendleton ' s stern 32 survivors of 33. After grounding, Pendleton ' s bow was boarded a week later. Of the eight victims stranded on this section, only one ...
This is a list of names for the approximately 500 Type T2 tankers built for the United States Maritime Commission during World War II.Not included are the tankers of the Samoset/Chiwawa (T3-S-A1) type, which despite the "T3" designation were in fact nearly identical hulls to the original T2s, and smaller than the T2-A and T2-SE series.
The list of shipwrecks in 1952 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1952 This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
On February 18, 1952, while en route from New Orleans to Boston, the T2 tanker SS Pendleton' broke in two in a nor'easter south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. [4] A United States Coast Guard Consolidated PBY Catalina aircraft was diverted from searching for another T2 tanker Fort Mercer to search for Pendleton, and located both sections. At this ...
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The first-in-class Sentinel-class cutter, USCGC Bernard C. Webber was named in his honor. [8] She was commissioned on 14 April 2012 at her home port of Miami, Florida. A history of the rescue of the men of Pendleton and Mercer, including Bernard Webber's heroic role in the rescue of the men from the stern of Pendleton, was presented in the 2009 book The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S ...