Bow section of Pendleton aground near Pollock Rip Lightship
History
Name
Pendleton
Owner
War Shipping Administration (1944–48)
National Bulk Carriers (1948–52)
Operator
United States Marine Corps (1944–48)
National Bulk Carriers (1948–52)
Port of registry
Portland, Oregon, United States
Builder
Kaiser shipyards, Portland, Oregon
Yard number
49
Launched
January 21, 1944
Completed
February 1944
Out of service
February 18, 1952
Identification
United States Official Number 245152
Code Letters KWAA
Fate
Broke in two, subsequently scrapped
General characteristics
Type
Type T2-SE-A1 tanker
Tonnage
10,448 GRT
6,801 NRT
16,613 DWT
Length
504 feet 0 inches (153.62 m)
Beam
68 feet 2 inches (20.78 m)
Depth
39 feet 2 inches (11.94 m)
Installed power
6,000 hp Steam turbine
Propulsion
Single-screw propeller
Speed
16 knots (30 km/h)
Crew
41
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 ship's sinking and crew rescue (along with the break-up and rescue of its sister ship Fort Mercer) is the topic of the 2009 book The Finest Hours: The True Story Behind the US Coast Guard's Most Daring Rescue by Michael J. Tougias and Casey Sherman. The book inspired the 2016 Disney-produced film The Finest Hours with Chris Pine, which focuses on the Pendleton rescue.
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Global Information
Portland, Oregon, United States
