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Last Edited: 2023-02-06 11:11:47 PM




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Joseph S. Wood
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Richard M. Marshall (1954/07/19)
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Joseph S. Wood (1957/08/21)
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Joseph S. Wood (1960/06)
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Joseph S. Wood (1963/09)
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Joseph S. Wood (1965/08)
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John Dykstra (1981/08/26)
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John Dykstra (1982)
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John Dykstra (1982/07/31)
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John Dykstra (1982/07/31)
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John Dykstra (1982/07/31)
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John Dykstra (1982/10/05)
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John Dykstra (1982/10/05)
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Benson Ford (1983/07/23)
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John Dykstra (1983/08)
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Benson Ford (1984)
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No. 265808 (1987/03/20)
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No. 265808 (1987/06/13)
  IMO: 5175953  
Details/Construction
Builder:Defoe Shipbuilding CompanyLocation:Bay City, Michigan, United StatesHull #:424
Keel Layed:Launched:1953/01/29Commissioned:1953/08
Propulsion
As builtType:1 DeLaval steam turbine engineOutput:5500 shp (4046 kW) - 14.0 knots
Manufacturer:De Laval Steam Turbine Company - Trenton, New Jersey, USA
 
Dimensions
As builtLength (oa):191.91 m (629.6 ft)Gross Tonnage:10606
Length (lbp):191.68 m (628.9 ft)Net Tonnage:8083
Beam:20.42 m (67.0 ft)Dead Weight:18380
Depth:10.67 m (35.0 ft)Displacement:
Draft:7.494 m (24.6 ft) 
Owner HistoryFleet History
OwnerManagerFromUntil
Great Lakes Steamship Company1953/081957
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co19571966
Ford Motor Company19661986
Erwin Robinson Company19861987
FleetFromUntil
Great Lakes Steamship Company - Cleveland, Ohio1953/081957
Wilson Transit Company - Cleveland, Ohio19571966
Ford Motor Company - Dearborn, Michigan19661985
Name HistoryRegistration History
NameUntil
Richard M. Marshall1957
Joseph S. Wood1966/04/23
John Dykstra1982
Benson Ford1985
NumberPortCall SignMMSIFromUntil
US 265808 Wilmington, Delaware, United States WE8451 1953 1957
US 265808 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States WE8451 1957 1966
US 265808 Dearborn, Michigan, United States WE8451 1966 1987
Description
Built for the Great Lakes Steamship Co., Cleveland OH (home port Wilmington DE) and began service on August 5, 1953; clearing the Cleveland, Ohio light for Duluth, Minnesota.

Sold in 1957 Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. (Cleveland, Ohio); who chartered the ship to Wilson Marine Transit Co.; renamed Joseph S. Wood.

Sold in 1966 to the Ford Motor Co. (Dearborn, Michigan) and renamed John Dykstra. Renamed again in 1982 to Benson Ford.

Laid up at Dearborn, Michigan on December 16, 1984, for the final time. The ship was renamed in 1985, to free up the name for use on another vessel of the fleet.

Sold for scrap in 1986 to Erwin Robinson Co. and towed to Nicholson Dock & Terminal Co., Ecorse, Michigan. It was resold to Marine Salvage Ltd., Port Colborne, Ontario, where it was briefly used for storage. It was sold to Brazilian shipbreakers in 1987 and was towed to Recife, Brazil; arriving on September 22, 1987.
Disposition
Description/LocationScrapped at Recife, Brazil by Siderurgica Aco Norte
Arrival at Yard1987/09/22Beached:Work Began:
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