 Bow section of Pendleton aground near Pollock Rip Lightship
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| History | |
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| Name | Pendleton |
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| Port of registry |  Portland, Oregon, United States |
| Builder | Kaiser shipyards, Portland, Oregon |
| Yard number | 49 |
| Launched | 21 January 1944 |
| Completed | February 1944 |
| Out of service | 18 February 1952 |
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| Fate | Broke in two, subsequently scrapped |
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| Type | Type T2-SE-A1 tanker |
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| Length | 504 feet 0 inches (153.62 m) |
| Beam | 68 feet 2 inches (20.78 m) |
| Depth | 39 feet 2 inches (11.94 m) |
| Installed power | 6,000 hp Steam turbine |
| Propulsion | Single-screw propeller |
| Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h) |
| Crew | 41 |
SS Pendleton was a Type T2-SE-A1 tanker built in 1942 in Portland, Oregon, United States, for the War Shipping Administration. She was sold in 1948 to National Bulk Carriers, serving until February 1952 when she broke in two in a storm. The T2 tanker ships were prone to splitting in two in cold weather. The ship's sinking and crew rescue (along with the break-up and rescue of its sister ship) is the topic of the 2009 book The Finest Hours: The True Story Behind the US Coast Guard's Most Daring Rescue by Michael J. Tougias and Casey Sherman. The book inspired the 2016 Disney-produced film The Finest Hours with Chris Pine, which focuses on the Pendleton rescue.