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History edit

The Ore Steamship Corporation was Incorporated on August 2, 1915 in the state of Delaware.[1]:29

Sources edit

Cuba edit

Chile edit

El Tofo edit

Originally planned was to have Swedish and Norwegian shipping companies operate newly built 17,500dwt ore carriers (able to carry 15,000 tons of ore). These ships were to be 520 feet long, 65 feet beam and projected to deliver 7 loads totaling 100,000 tons per year by 1917. The steamship Epsom with the very first shipment of ore sailed from Cruz Grande April 22, through the Magellan strait, and arrived in Philadelphia June 7, 1914.[2] On this occasion it was announced that Bethlehem had arranged with European shipowners to bring 750,000 tons of ore from El Tofo over the next two years to fill the gap until the new fleet of ore carriers was available.[3]

El Tofo was in operation until 1957. Over its lifetime it produced 48 million tons of ore.[4]

Romeral edit

Shipments from Romeral began in December 1955.[5]

Venezuela edit

Ships edit

Ship Yard Hull Keel Laid Launched Ref
Cubore Sparrows Point Aug 1917 [6]
Feltore
Bethore cancelled
Santore
Firmore
Mangore
Cubore Fore River
G. Harrison Smith Sparrows Point 4210 22 Jul 20 12 July 21 [7][8]
Bethore 4211 24 Feb 21 3 Dec 21 [9][10]
Marore 4212 2 May 21 1 Apr 22 [9][11]
Steelore 4213 20 Jul 21 15 Aug 22 [12]
Chilore Alameda Works 5309 17 Apr 22 28 Nov 22 [13]
Lebore 5310 29 Nov 22 5 Jun 23 [14]
Venore Sparrows Point 22 Jan 45 [15]
Marore
Lebore
Feltore
Chilore 2 Oct 46 [16]
Santore
Cubore 18 Feb 48 [17]
Baltore 16 Apr 48 [18]
Ship likely Namesake
Feltore port of Felton, Nipe Bay, Cuba
Santore province Santiago de Cuba

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Fleet in 1928: 3 20,000dwt oil/ore carriers, 2 20,000dwt coal/ore carriers, 3 11,600dwt ore carriers, 1 6,000dwt coal/ore carrier and under charter 2 20,000dwt coal/ore carriers.[1]:26

Fleet in 1939: same as above, but 3 oil/ore carriers now coal/ore carriers.[20]:31

Nollington Court, british flag, Haldin & Phillips, 8,750 tons to Baltimore February 11, 1930.

Operations edit

To save Panama Canal tolls, the tanks in Marore were blanked off in such a way that she could only carry water for ballast. Bethore carried oil from Mexico on the southbound voyage.[21]

In late summer 1927, the Cubore and Feltore were diverted to carry cargo on the newly established Calmar Line.[22]

Cubore was torpedoed on August 15, 1918 near Spain.

Feltore ran aground at Cruz Grande on August 1, 1930 and was abandoned.

Venore was torpedoed on January 24, 1942 off the coast of North Carolina.

Marore was torpedoed on February 27, 1942 off the coast of North Carolina.

Lebore was torpedoed on June 14, 1942 200 nautical miles north of the Panama Canal.

Santore hit a mine in Chesapeake Bay on June 17, 1942.

Chilore was torpedoed on July 15, 1942 off the U.S. East Coast.

Shipments from Chile edit

Year Produced Shipped to US % Ref
Total Baltimore New York Philadelphia
1911 28,150 MYB_15_318
1912 6,349 0 MYB_15_315 MYB_15_318
1913 14,100 0 MYB_21_580 MYB_15_315
1914 35,180 2.6 MYB_14_503
1915 153,600 11.5 MYB_15_315
1916 71,701 5.4 MYB_17_679
1917 5,000 MYB_21_580
1918 2,743 MYB_21_580
1919 0 0 MYB_21_577 MYB_21_580
1920 0 0 MYB_21_577 MYB_21_580
1921 48,393 8,000 8,000 0 0 2.5 MYB_25_109 MYB_22_358 MYB_21_577
1922 222,947 259,547 31,800 227,747 0 22.9 MYB_22_357
1923 679,187 634,600 22.9 MYB_25_109 MYB_25_107
1924 987,969 1,144,775 611,375 526,100 7,300 55.9 MYB_24_314 MYB_25_109
1925 1,334,288 1,113,900 50.8 MYB_25_109 MYB_25_107
1926 1,476,355 1,364,400 53.4 MYB_26_108 MYB_26_106
1927 1,516,440 1,369,200 52.2 MYB_27_96 MYB_27_94
1928 1,515,203 1,434,860 58.5 MYB_28_52 MYB_28_50
1929 1,812,343 1,699,066 54.1 MYB_29_26 MYB_29_28
1930 1,695,089 1,689,071 60.9 MYB_30_80 MYB_30_82
1931 741,650 MYB_36_382
1932 172,681 MYB_36_382
1933 559,598 467,650 54.3 MYB_36_380 MYB_36_382
1934 969,285 938,376 65.7 MYB_36_380 MYB_36_382
1935 841,300 788,725 52.8 MYB_36_380 MYB_36_382
1936 1,347,831 1,264,130 56.6 MYB_39_545 MYB_39_561
1937 1,489,637 1,438,886 58.9 MYB_39_545 MYB_39_561
1938 1,608,399 1,577,750 74.3 MYB_39_545 MYB_39_561

Refs edit

  1. ↑ a b (1928) Bethlehem Steel Corporation: 24th Annual Report, p. 29
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  6. ↑ (27 August 1917). "Rush On In Baltimore". The Sun (New York): 2.
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  17. ↑ The Log, June 1948, p. 47
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  20. ↑ (1939) Bethlehem Steel Corporation: 1939 Annual Report
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