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Wednesday 15 April 2020

American cargo ship City of Alma 1945-1972

In the dry dock on the so-called Island, Vlissingen, Netherlands.
Source Municipality Archive Vlissingen  inv.no. T524-2568

USA-flagged, IMO 5073478. C2-S-E1 design. Completed May 1945 at Gulf SB Corporation, Chickasaw, USA for the Maritime Commission-Waterman Steamship Corporation of Mobile-Wilmington with hull no.31. Gross tonnage 6.065/6.165 tons, deadweight 10.565 tons and as dimensions 135.6 (between perpendiculars’/142.6 )over all’ x 19.2 metres. Speed 15,5 knots. Since 1970 of GATX-Boothe Corporation, Wilmington. Broken up at Kaohsiung, Taiwan after her arrival on 18 January 1972.~According to the Dutch newspaper Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant dated 28 April 1950 was she lying on the Schelde with damaged propellor blades. The intention was to tow her the same morning to the shipyard Kon.Mij. De Schelde to repair her. It was thought that five days were needed. Her measurement was described as 6.200 tons.