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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A tour of the State of Washington in the early 1950's. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-L2xqxejG44&t=333s Background vehicles: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Train: ![]() Ships and Boats: ![]() ![]() LUCIDOR San Francisco Owner: unknown at the time (1950) Built by Pennsylvania Shipyards, Beaumont, Texas. Launched in January 1945, delivered in July 1945 as USS Lucidor to US Navy (AF-45 Adria-class stores ship). Decommissioned in May 1946 and entered the National Defense Reserve Fleet and berthed in Puget Sound at Olympia, Washington. She was struck from the Naval Register (date unknown) and sold for commercial service. Sold to Alaska Steamship Company, Seattle, Washington, and renamed POLAR PIONEER in 1967. Resold in 1972 to Sea Nutrients Corp., Seattle, Washington, and renamed MERMAID. Resold for the second time in 1972 to Operaciones y Servicios S.A. (OYSSA), Salaverry, Peru and renamed MOCHICA. Resold in November 1974, to Naviera Humboldt S.A., Callao, Peru. Resold in July 1975, and laid up at Callao, Peru. Resold in January 1977, to Tranave, Panama. Resold to Mar. Claro S.A., Buenos Aires, Argentina, renamed POLAR MC. Resold in 1977 to Norsur S.A., Ltd., Cayman Islands, U.K. flagged and renamed CARIBEA 28 December 1977. Laid up in April 1980 at Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina. That same month she broke away from her moorings during a storm on the 29th and beached one mile East from the port of Quequen. Ex-Lucidor was declared a total loss as a result of the beaching. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |