Tarrant (Propeller, 1945)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Vessel Type:: Propeller
Hull Materials:: Steel
Builder Name:: Leatham D. Smith Shipbuilding Company
Ownership Notes:: United States Maritime Commission, (1945-1949); United States Navy, (1945); Lloyd Brasileiro, (1947);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

History

Classification:: a. Propeller, Tarrant (1945-1945);
b. Propeller, AK 214 (Tarrant) (1945-1945);
c. Propeller, Coastall Advocate (1945-1947);
d. Propeller, Rio Guapore (1947-1948);
e. Propeller, Itamar (1948-1952);
f. Propeller, Rio Guapore (1952- )
Nationality:: American (1945-1947); Brazil (1947- )

Notes

General notes:: Hull #334;
Commissioned in U. S. Navy, 9/18/1945, and reported to commander-in-chief, Atlantic fleet on 9/24/1945; She was ordered to commandant eight naval district on 9/30/1945; At the end of World War II she was decommissioned and returned to United States Maritime Commission on 11/21/1945 and stricken from naval register on 12/5/1945; She was built as a Cl-M-AVL class cargo vessel operated under charter by Smith & Johnson, New York, in 1946-1947;
Sources:: 1. John Poole's notes;
2. Wright's Master Sheet;

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