CAESAR (1896)

CAESAR (1896)

Postby teesships » Wed Jul 04, 2018 4:44 pm

CAESAR, U.S. Navy auxiliary, 2738gt,
completed Ropner & Sons, Stockton-on-Tees, 2-1896
1896 KINGTOR - 1898 CAESAR - 1923 MOGUL - 1935 MOGUL MARU - BU Yokohama 20.6.35

See also: http://www.teesbuiltships.co.uk/view.ph ... el=KINGTOR

Photo from TEESSHIPS archives, origin unknown (U.S. navy?), but contributed by Dave Martin:
caesar.jpg

Dave also sent me this further view captioned MOGUL MARU 1935, so this must be a rare shot of our ship preparing, one imagines, for her final voyage - 39 years of age, and still looking good! It can be seen her superstructure had been built-up considerably in the intervening years.
mogulmaru1935.jpg
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