SS Esso Maracaibo information

History
Venezuela
Name	Esso Maracaibo (1959–1976); Lagoven Maracaibo (1976–1985);
Owner	Creole Petroleum Corp (1959–1976); Lagoven S.A. (1976–1985);
Route	Maracaibo-San Nicolaas
Builder	Hitachi Zosen, Innoshima
Cost	$ 7,000,000
Yard number	3824
Launched	23 February 1959
Completed	July 1959
Commissioned	July 1959
Maiden voyage	26 July 1959–18 August 1959
Renamed	Lagoven Maracaibo (1976)
Refit	1964, repairs, and new section added
Stricken	20 June 1985
Homeport	Maracaibo
Identification	IMO number: 5107891
Fate	Scrapped June 1985, at National Ship Demolition, Kaohsiung
Notes	Rammed General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge, 6 April 1964
General characteristics
Class and type	Esso Maracaibo class
Type	Tanker
Tonnage	24,727 GRT (1959–1964); 24,088 GRT (1964–1985); 35,601 DWT (1959–1964); 40,925 DWT (1964–1985);
Length	198.1 m (649 ft 11 in) (1959–1964); 212.2 m (696 ft 2 in) (1964–1985);
Beam	27.7 m (90 ft 11 in)
Draft	11 m (36 ft)
Installed power	Steam turbine, 12,500 hp (9,300 kW)
Propulsion	Single screw
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h)
Crew	50 (1959) ; 42 (1964);
Sensors and ; processing systems	Radar, sonar

Esso Maracaibo was a tanker of the Creole Petroleum Corporation (a subsidiary of Standard Oil Corporation of New Jersey). She was the second ship of that enterprise to bear that name, the first one having been USS Narraguagas. Its purpose was to transport crude oil between Lake Maracaibo and Aruba. It made international headlines on 6 April 1964, when it rammed the General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge, causing two spans of it to collapse.^[4]

^ "Aruba Esso News, September 12 1959". Retrieved 20 August 2018.
^ "Aruba Esso News, February 28 1959". Retrieved 20 August 2018.
^ "Tanker Tears Big Gap In Venezuelan Bridge". New York Times. 8 April 1964. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
^ "Auke Visser's Other Esso Related Tankers Site – The collison between "Esso Maracaibo" & the Bridge". Retrieved 2018-08-15.

[EssoNews120959-1] "Aruba Esso News, September 12 1959". Retrieved 20 August 2018.

[EssoNews280259-2] "Aruba Esso News, February 28 1959". Retrieved 20 August 2018.

[NYT040864-3] "Tanker Tears Big Gap In Venezuelan Bridge". New York Times. 8 April 1964. Retrieved 2018-08-15.

[AVOERTS-bridge-4] "Auke Visser's Other Esso Related Tankers Site – The collison between "Esso Maracaibo" & the Bridge". Retrieved 2018-08-15.

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History

Venezuela
Name	Esso Maracaibo (1959–1976) Lagoven Maracaibo (1976–1985)
Owner	Creole Petroleum Corp (1959–1976) Lagoven S.A. (1976–1985)
Route	Maracaibo-San Nicolaas
Builder	Hitachi Zosen, Innoshima
Cost	$ 7,000,000
Yard number	3824
Launched	23 February 1959
Completed	July 1959
Commissioned	July 1959
Maiden voyage	26 July 1959–18 August 1959
Renamed	Lagoven Maracaibo (1976)
Refit	1964, repairs, and new section added
Stricken	20 June 1985
Homeport	Maracaibo
Identification	IMO number: 5107891
Fate	Scrapped June 1985, at National Ship Demolition, Kaohsiung
Notes	Rammed General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge, 6 April 1964
General characteristics
Class and type	Esso Maracaibo class
Type	Tanker
Tonnage	24,727 GRT (1959–1964) 24,088 GRT (1964–1985) 35,601 DWT (1959–1964) 40,925 DWT (1964–1985)
Length	198.1 m (649 ft 11 in) (1959–1964) 212.2 m (696 ft 2 in) (1964–1985)
Beam	27.7 m (90 ft 11 in)
Draft	11 m (36 ft)
Installed power	Steam turbine, 12,500 hp (9,300 kW)
Propulsion	Single screw
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h)
Crew	50 (1959)^[1]^[2] 42 (1964)^[3]
Sensors and processing systems	Radar, sonar