Marine Transport Line
| Founded | 1942 | |
|---|---|---|
| Successor | Marine Transport Corporation and Parent | C.D. Mallory & Company |
Marine Transport Line (MTL) of
World War 2. During wartime the Marine Transport Line operated Victory ships, and also a few other ships. After the war it moved to operating mostly tanker ships. [1][2][3][4] Marine Transport Line Inc. made headline news with the sinking of the SS Marine Electric in 1983, an enlarged World War 2 tanker. [5][6][7][8]
World War II
Operated during World War II:
- SS E. Kirby Smith
- SS Harvey Cushing
- SS Adelphi Victory[9]
- SS Alcedo (freighter sank, torpedoed February 28, 1945)[10]
- SS Battle Creek Victory
- SS Black River (tanker)
- SS Chapel Hill Victory
- MV Halma (sank hit mine 1942)
- SS Howell E. Jackson
- SS Malchace[11]
- SS Medina Victory
- SS Panama Victory
- MV Sheherazade (attacked and sank 1942)
- SS Trinidad Victory
- SS Trinity Victory
- SS Wheaton Victory
- SS Winthrop Victory
Korean War
- 16 tankers [12]
- USNS Paoli (T-AO-157)
Post War
- Kentucky
- Marine Union
- T2-SE-A1Tanker 1961 (Foundered on 12 February 1983)
- Nagano, Bulk carrier 1963
- Oswego Courage (1973)
References
- ^ "House Flags of U.S. Shipping Companies: M". www.crwflags.com.
- ^ Flags, Funnels and Hull Colours, by Colin Stewart, 1953
- ^ U.S. Naval Flags and Pennants: Description, Uses and Customs DNC 27, Edition (publisher: place): U.S. Department of the Navy, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Directorate of Naval Communications. GPO: Washington (United States), 1952
- ^ "MARINE TRANSPORT LINES, INC., North Charleston, South Carolina, SC 29405-2424". www.southcarolinabids.us.
- ^ Zilnicki, Corinne (2019-02-11). "Marine Electric: The Wreck that Changed the Coast Guard Forever". maritime-executive.com. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ^ A firsthand account of the wreck by Bob Cusick, one of the surviving crew members
- ^ Archive of T2 Tankers
- ^ Distress radio traffic, 500 kHz from SS Marine Electric, call sign WOOH, SOS as recorded at USCG COMMSTA BOSTON / NMF on February 12, 1983.
- ^ "vicshipsA". www.mariners-l.co.uk.
- ^ "Panamanian and Hunduras ships". www.armed-guard.com.
- ^ "Malchace". uboat.net. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ Seafairs Log, June 26, 1953, page 6
