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The SS Chemical Pioneer is a chemical tanker operating under the United States Shipping Corporation name. Built in 1968 as the S/S C.V. Sea Witch, she was temporarily taken out of service due to a catastrophic collision with the S/S Esso Brussels in New York Harbor on June 2, 1973. The stern section of the Sea Witch (including the machinery space) was removed and kept in dry dock until 1982, when she was towed to Newport News, VA to be married to a new tanker hull. During this period in dry dock, many events took place that caused her crew to affectionately place blame on the "curse of the Sea Witch".
In 1982, she was to be re-launched as the Chemical Discoverer for Union Carbide, a subsidiary of the Dow Chemical Company. The ship was put into service in 1983 as the Chemical Pioneer.
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| Owner: | USCS Chemical Pioneer LLC |
| Operator: | USS Vessel Management LLC |
| Builder: | Bath Iron Works, Bath, ME |
| Yard number: | Bath Iron Works Hull #354 |
| Laid down: | 1978 (Converted) |
| Launched: | 1968 (Ex. C.V. Sea Witch), 1983 (Converted) |
| Completed: | September 4, 1968 |
| In service: | September 29, 1983 |
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| Status: | Active |
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| Class and type: | ABS +A1(E) Chemical Carrier (Chemical Tanker) |
| Tonnage: | 17,900 |
| Length: | 688.5 ft (209.9 m) |
| Beam: | 90 ft (27 m) |
| Height: | 142 ft (43 m) |
| Draft: | 35.5 ft (10.8 m) |
| Depth: | 47 ft (14 m) |
| Installed power: | 15,000 shp (11,000 kW) |
| Propulsion: | Two General Electric geared turbines, two Babcock & Wilcox boilers |
| Speed: | 20 knots |
| Capacity: | 21,760 Tons |
| Notes: | Stern Section taken from the wrecked SS C.V. Sea Witch |
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