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Completed 1945 as "NINETY SIX" for U.S.M.C. 1947 purchased by Anglo-Saxon. 1947 sold to Southern Trading and renamed Atlantic Transporter. 1953 sold to Pan Ocean. 1956 renamed Panoceanic Transporter. 1958 sold to Penn Nav. and renamed Penn Transporter. 1960 converted to dry cargo ship. 1971 sold to Overseas Bulkshipping and renamed Henna. 1971 hull cracked and sunk.

Also known as	Atlantic Transporter Pan Ocean Panocean Transporter Penn Transporter Henna
IMO number	2238437
Call sign	G...
Construction number	347
Tonnage	10.277 ton
Beam	21m
Length overall	160m
Year of construction	1945
Year of renaming/broken up	1971
Service for Shell	1947
Cargo	Crude and white oil products
Class	T2
Flag state	Great Britain
Home port	London
Manager	Anglo-Saxon / Shell Tankers U.K.
Shipyard	Alabama D.D. & Shipbuilding Mobile USA
Status	Sailing / Sailed for Anglo-Saxon / Shell Tankers UK / STUK

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Permalink Submitted by Mike Chemel on Wed, 06/30/2010 - 22:15

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Sailors

Name	Job	Period	Details
Mike Chemel	ordinary seaman	1966

Anecdotes

Date	Visitor	Anecdote
06/30/2010 - 22:15	Mike Chemel	The Penn Transporter was my "first ship" as a seaman. I signed on in 1966 from the SIU office in Houston for a trip to Algeria with a load of grain. We discharged the cargo in Algiers, Philippeville (Skikda) and Bone (Annaba). After we tied up the Bos'n told me to collect all the brass nozzles from the fire hoses and put them (I believe) in the forecastle. While doing this I noticed a jeep pulling a small artillery piece parked at a spot across the harbor from us. Okay, whatever. I went for another nozzle. KA-BOOM! I grabbed the bulwark and waited for the blast. None came. I then peaked at the artillery crew who were busy reloading. Their piece was pointing out into the bay where a military vessel, smoke pouring off it's deck, was bringing a three gun turret to bear on the three or four man artillery crew who continued to prepare to fire again. KA-BOOMS times three, said the vessel. I watched. I had never seen 3 or 4 men, an artillery piece, and a jeep, blown to smithereens before. After a couple of minutes it became obvious I wouldn't see it today either. Turns out the whole shebang was a show to demonstrate to the Americans (us) how they were prepared to defend their port. All in all it was a hell of a show to put on for the crew of a cargo ship that was bringing grain. I still don't understand why they did it, and I'm glad. Another exciting memory from that trip involves my first ever visit to a whorehouse. But I think I'll keep that one to myself. Mike