ON number 244502 as the Champoeg since then 1836, with the unchanged ID number 2244502. Of the T2-SE-A1 design. Launched on 8 October and delivered in November 1943 as the T-tanker Champoeg by the Kaiser Company, Swan island Yard at Portland, Oregon, USA with yard number 33 for account of the USMC. As a tanker were her dimensions 153.3 (between perpendiculars)-159.6 (over all) x 20.7 feet with a deadweight of 16.613 tons. In 1947 purchased by the Panama Oceanic Lines Incorporation (Stavros S. Niarchos) of Panama and in 1956 renamed World Tide. Since 1959 owned by the Memphis Shipping Corporation (Stavros S. Niarchos) of Monrovia, Liberia. In 1963 she was rebuilt at the Hellenic Shipyards Company, Skaramanga as the bulk carrier World Champion. Her new gross register tonnage and dimensions was 14.313 tons respectively 556.9 x 78.6 feet. In September 1963 she was delivered to her owner. A year became she property of the Ceres Shipping Company at Monrovia, Liberia. As the Western Eagle was she since 1965 owned by the Fair Mount Shipping Corporation&Fair Winds Ocean Carriers Corporation (Th.L. Teryazos) of Monrovia, Liberia. She arrived on 4 June 1977 at Gandia where next month Hierros Ardes S.A. started to break her up. Stranded in the morning of 14 December 1969 near the so-called Schoone Waarden, Vlissingen, Netherlands.
