began to pump the 10,000 tons of fuel oil into her own tanks. As the oil flowed out, Ohio sank lower and lower in the water. The last drops of oil left her and simultaneously her keel settled on the bottom. Her captain, Dudley William Mason, was subsequently awarded the George Cross. Aftermath After Ohio reached Malta, the ship broke in two from the damage she had sustained. There were insufficient shipyard facilities to repair the tanker, so the two halves were used for storage, and later barracks facilities for Yugoslavian troops. On 19 September 1946 the forward half of Ohio was towed ten miles offshore and sunk by gunfire from the destroyer . On 3 October, the stern half was scuttled in deep water using explosive charges laid by the salvage vessel RFA Salventure. Epilogue The final ship built for the Texaco fleet was Star Ohio, in honour of the famous Second World War tanker. She is operated by Northern Marine Management on behalf of Chevron. The nameplate, ships wheel, ensign and several other objects of Ohio are preserved in Malta's National War Museum in Valletta. The arrival of Ohio at the Grand Harbour provided the climax of the 1953 British war film Malta Story directed by Brian Desmond Hurst, starring Alec Guinness and Jack Hawkins. See also Fates of Ships in Class SS Ohio, Yard Number 190, Torpedoed and bombed off Malta 1942. scuttled 1946. SS Oklahoma, Yard Number 198, Torpedoed 1942, refloated, lost in North Atlantic 1945. SS Kentucky, Yard Number 223, To Britain 1942, bombed and scuttled off Malta 1942. SS Colorado, Yard Number 224, Survived war, scrapped 1970. SS Montana, Yard Number 225, Survived war, scrapped 1965. SS Georgia, Yard Number 324, Survived war, scrapped 1965. SS Delaware, Yard Number 325, Survived war, scrapped 1970. SS Indiana, Yard Number 326, Survived War, scrapped 1964. Notes References External links Timeline of events Detailed description of events reference: ADM 1/15526 1940 ships Siege Mediterranean theatre of World War II Maritime incidents in August 1942 Maritime incidents in 1946 Ministry of War Transport ships Ships built by the Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Company Ships sunk as targets Steamships of the United Kingdom Steamships of the United States Texaco World War II shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea World War II tankers of the United States