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B+W aerial photo of 2 tankers & 1 ore ship in drydocks at Bethlehem Steel Hoboken Shipyard, n.d., ca. 1968-1970.
2012.007.0061
2012.007
Lukacs, Claire
Gift
Museum Collections. Gift of a Friend of the Museum.
1968 - 1970
Hoboken
Date: 1968-1970
8 in
10 in
Notes: Helping to date the image is that an very large building is not seen: 1 Penn Plaza. A 750 foot high black office building on 34th St., between 7th & 8th Avenues that was "built" (or more properly, opened) in 1972. While it may have been under construction, it is not visible. ---- Vessels seen in photo: S.S. Elisabeth Entz: built 1961.Ore Carrier, A Bulk Carrier With A Side Tank & Central Cargo Hold Arrangement To Carry Ore. May Feature Longitudinal Bulkheads. IMO Number: 5101469, Gross Registered Tonnage: S.S. Harry C. Webb: built 1965. From 1965 Yearbook of the Bureau of Mines, published 1966, pg. 904: Pan American Sulphur Co.; built to transport liquid sulphur from Mexico to England, "planned to place ... in operation in May" S.S. Esso Hamburg: built 1955. Esso Hamburg Esso Tankschiff Rederi G.M.b.H. Tanker 129,013 1955. Yard No: 679 Gross: 17419 Net: 10094 26650 Deutsche Werft AG. Hamburg Original or Copy: Original Status: OK Status By: West, D. Status Date: 2012-03-23