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S.S. Ore Meridian Class Ships |
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S.S. Ore Meridian Class Ships |
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| S.S. Ore Meridian, first of seven ore carriers built by National Bulk Carriers,
Kure Shipbuilding Division. ( Photo by V. H. Young and L. A. Sawyer) |
This was a series of large ocean-going ore ships built in the late 1950s. Experience with the Ore Chief class ships showed that it was difficult to navigate in the Orinoco River with very large, deep-draft ships, so these were built to facilitate that trade.
| Ship | Hull# | Built | GRT | DWT | Length | Beam | Comments |
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| Ore Meridian | 67 | 1959 | 18,123 | 50,724 | 751' | 102'4" | Another class of large single screw ore carriers. |
| Ore Meteor | 68 | 1959 | 18,123 | 50,717 | 751' | 102'4" | Ore Meridian class ore carrier. |
| Ore Mercury | 78 | 1959 | 18,123 | 51,474 | 751' | 102'4" | Ore Meridian class ore carrier. |
| Ore Neptune | 79 | 1960 | 18,249 | 50,369 | 751' | 102'4" | Ore Meridian class ore carrier. |
| Ore Jupiter | 80 | 1959 | 18,120 | 50,784 | 751' | 102'4" | Ore Meridian class ore carrier. |
| Ore Saturn | 82 | 1960 | 18,249 | 50,003 | 751' | 102'4" | Ore Meridian class ore carrier. |
| Ore Venus | 83 | 1961 | 16,630 | 50,721 | 751' | 102'4" | Ore Meridian class ore carrier. |
Created by A. Davis Whittaker, Jr.
Last updated on 20 February 2005.
