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          EXHIBIT 11
          EXHIBIT 11
          EXHIBIT 11



               CROWN CENTRAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION AND
                             SUBSIDIARIES
                  COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE
                  COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE
                  COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE
           (thousands of dollars except per share amounts)






                                                 Nine Months
                                                Ended   
                                                           
                                          September 30       
                                                       
                                          _________
                                               1996      ____
                                                             
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                                             ___
                                                      ________
                                                      1995    

          Primary   and   Fully   Diluted
          Primary   and   Fully   Diluted
          Primary   and   Fully   Diluted
          Earnings Per Share
          Earnings Per Share
          Earnings Per Share
          <S>                             <C>        <C>
          Net (loss)                       _
                                           $           _
                                                       $______
                                                        (2,841

                                           _
                                                       _______
                                                              

                                           _______
                                           (13,634
                                          __
                                                  )    )

                                          ________
                                                  



          Shares outstanding as  reported
          at January 1,
           1996 and 1995, respectively
                                           9,952,95    9,803,09
                                          0          8

          Restricted shares  held by  the
          Company at
           January 1                       (255,300    (105,500
                                           )           )

          Weighted  average   effect   of
          34,728 shares of common
           stock issued in 1996             ______
                                            20,502
                                           _
                                                       ______
                                                             


          Weighted  average   number   of
          common shares
           outstanding, as  adjusted  at
          September 30


                                           ________
                                           9,718,15
                                          __
                                                       ________
                                                       9,697,59
                                                     __
                                                       

                                          _________
                                                       ________
                                                               
                                                     __
                                                       

                                          _
                                          2          _
                                                     8

                                          _
                                                     _
                                                      


          Net (loss) per common share      _
                                           $ _____
                                             (1.40
                                            _
                                                       _
                                                       $____
                                                        (.29
                                                  )         )

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