SS Java Arrow
| Java Arrow in 1921 | |
| Class overview | |
| Name | Java Arrow (1921–1943) Kerry Patch (1943–1944; 1946–1948) Celtic (1944–1946) Radketch (1948–1949) Gale (1949–1955) Sugar (1955–1959) |
|---|---|
| Builders | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Company, Quincy |
| In service | 1921–1959 |
| In commission | 1943–1946 |
| History | |
| Owner | Socony (1921–1942) War Shipping Administration (1942–1943; 1946–1948) US Navy (1943–1946) Radocean Tanker Corporation (1948–1949) Radmar Trading Corporation (1949–1959) Cantieri Navali del Golfo (1959) |
| Operator | Socony (1921–1943) US Navy (1943–1946) Radocean Tanker Corporation (1948–1949) Soc. Armadora Valenciana SA (1949–1955) Marine Charters Inc. (1955–1959) Cantieri Navali del Golfo (1959) |
| Registry | New York, New York |
| Builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Company, Quincy |
| Yard number | 1388 |
| Launched | April 30, 1921 |
| Completed | May 24, 1921 |
| Commissioned | January 17, 1944 |
| Decommissioned | February 6, 1946 |
| In service | 1921–1959 |
| Renamed | 1943 (to Kerry Patch) 1944 (to Celtic) 1946 (to Kerry Patch) 1948 (to Radketch) 1949 (to Gale) 1955 (to Sugar) |
| Homeport | New York, New York |
| Identification | US official number: 221272 Naval identification: IX-137 (1944–1946) |
| Fate | Broken up in La Spezia, March 1959 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Arrow-class oil tanker |
| Tonnage | 8,327 GRT 13,325 DWT |
| Displacement | 20,000 tons |
| Length | 485 feet (148 m) |
| Beam | 62.5 feet (19.1 m) |
| Depth | 31.5 feet (9.6 m) |
| Propulsion | 1 screw |
| Speed | 10.6 knots (12.2 mph; 19.6 km/h) |
| Complement | 114 men |
| Armament | 1x 4"/50-caliber gun, 1x 3"/50-caliber gun, 8x Oerlikon 20mm guns (1944–1946) |
SS Java Arrow was an American steam-powered oil tanker. She was built in 1921 as a member of the Arrow-class and was operated by the Standard Oil Company of New York (Socony) until World War II. The tanker was then operated by six different entities under five different names until 1959: Celtic, Kerry Patch, Radketch, Gale, and Sugar.