The goal of this page is to document and list all the U. S. flagged ships in the Sun oil fleet.  Click on the ship to see it's data sheet.
   

Vessel Year Acquired Status Capacity in Crude Oil
S.S. Paraguay 1901 Sold 1927 18,000 Bbls.
S.S. Toledo  1902 Sold 1919 28,500 Bbls.
Thomas W. Lawson 1905 Sunk 1907 60,000 Bbls.
S.S. British Sun  * 1907 Sunk 1917 51,370 Bbls.
S.S. Sun  * 1907 Sold 1927 51,600 Bbls.
Delaware Sun 1912 Sunk 1917 37,400 Bbls.
S.S. Atlantic Sun  * 1915 Sunk 1918 21,675 Bbls.
S.S. Santa Rita 1915 Sold 1920 53,000 Bbls.
S.S. Sunoil  * 1916 Sold 1927 74,750 Bbls.
S.S. Santa Maria 1917 Sunk 1918 53,000 Bbls.
S.S. Chester Sun 1918 Sold 1929 81,458 Bbls.
S.S. Sabine Sun  * 1918 Sold 1929 80,250 Bbls.
S.S. Sunbeam 1919 Sold 1939 81,078 Bbls.
S.S. Sunshine  1919 Sold 1921 81,078 Bbls.
M.S. Atlantic Sun 1920 Sold 1939 78,243 Bbls.
S.S. J.N. Pew 1921 Sunk 1942 102,186 Bbls.
S.S. Delaware Sun  1922 Sold 1950 109,000 Bbls.
S.S. Pennsylvania Sun 1923 Sold 1938 110,248 Bbls.
M.S. Bidwell 1925 Sold 1965 75,000 Bbls.
M.S. Sunoil 1927 Sunk 1927 116, 447 Bbls.
M.S. Sun 1928 Sold 1954 104,000 Bbls.
M.S. Pacific Sun 1929 Sold 1949 114,365 Bbls.
M.S. Chester Sun 1930 Sold 1954 104,000 Bbls.
M.S. Eastern Sun 1930 Sold 1954 104,000 Bbls.
M.S. Western Sun 1930 Sold 1950 114, 365 Bbls.
M.S. Northern Sun 1931 Sold 1955 105,000 Bbls.
M.S. Southern Sun 1931 Sold 1954 106,000 Bbls.
M.S. Mercury Sun 1931 Sunk 1942 117,000 Bbls.
M.S. Texas Sun 1937 Sold 1959 112,000 Bbls.
M.S. Pennsylvania Sun 1938 Sold 1955 157,248 Bbls.
M.S. America Sun 1940 Sold 1966 156,000 Bbls.
M.S. Atlantic Sun  * 1941 Sunk 1943 156,000 Bbls.
M.S. Sabine Sun 1942 Sold 1969 156,000 Bbls.
S.S. Sunoil 1946 Sold 1963 141,000 Bbls.
S.S. Mercury Sun 1946 Sold 1960 141,000 Bbls.
S.S. Maryland Sun 1947 Sold 1969 141,000 Bbls.
S.S. Michigan Sun 1947 Sold 1960 141,000 Bbls.
M.S. Atlantic Sun 1947 Sold 1963 156,850 Bbls.
S.S. Ohio Sun 1947 Sold 1969 141,000 Bbls.
S.S. Louisiana Sun 1948 Sold 1960 141,000 Bbls.
S.S. Delaware Sun 1953 Sold 1982 251,114 Bbls.
S.S. New Jersey Sun 1953 Sold 1983 251,114 Bbls.
S.S. Western Sun 1954 Sold 1990 251,114 Bbls.
S.S. Eastern Sun 1955 Sold 1982 251,114 Bbls.
S.S. Pennsylvania Sun 1959 Sold 1985 373,750 Bbls.
S.S. Texas Sun 1960 Scrapped 1995 373,750 Bbls.
S.S. America Sun 1969 Sold 1989 514,837 Bbls.
S.S. Prince William Sound 1975 Sold  
M.T. New York Sun 1980 Sold 1997 256,285 Bbls.
M.T. Philadelphia Sun 1981 Sold 1997 247,781 Bbls.
S.S. Tropic Sun 1982 Scrapped 1995 274,714 Bbls.
       
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