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Last Edited: 2023-12-30 10:31:51 AM

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Detroit Edison (1972/07)

Detroit Edison (1974)

Detroit Edison (1981/05/16)

Detroit Edison (1982)

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Details/Construction
Builder:	Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company	Location:	Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States	Hull #:	418
Keel Layed:		Launched:	1954/09/09	Commissioned:	1955/04

Propulsion
As built	Type:	2 DeLaval steam turbine engines	Output:	7700 shp (5744 kW) - 15.5 knots
	Manufacturer:	De Laval Steam Turbine Company - Trenton, New Jersey, USA

Dimensions
As built	Length (oa):	184.7 m (606.0 ft)	Gross Tonnage:	12172
	Length (lbp):	179.7 m (589.6 ft)	Net Tonnage:	8744
	Beam:	22.0 m (72.2 ft)	Dead Weight:	17857
	Depth:	11.0 m (36.2 ft)	Displacement:
	Draft:
Year: 1966	Length (oa):	201.7 m (661.6 ft)	Gross Tonnage:	13723
	Length (lbp):	196.7 m (645.2 ft)	Net Tonnage:	10296
	Beam:	22.0 m (72.2 ft)	Dead Weight:	21642
	Depth:	11.74 m (38.5 ft)	Displacement:
	Draft:	8.087 m (26.5 ft)
	Change Description:	Lengthened at Superior, Wisconsin by the Fraser Shipyard

Owner History

Fleet History

Owner	Manager	From	Until
American Steamship Company - Buffalo, New York	Boland & Cornelius - USA	1955/04	1986/08

Fleet	From	Until
American Steamship Company - Buffalo, New York	1955/04	1986/08

Name History

Registration History

Name	Until
Detroit Edison	1986/08

Number	Port	Call Sign	MMSI	From	Until
US 229.53	Buffalo, New York, United States	WF9927		1955/04	1986/08

Description

1982 December 22 - Laid up at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin for the last time
1986 July 16 - Departed Quebec City with Sharon in tandem under tow of the tug Prudent bound for Brownsville, Texas

Disposition
Description/Location	Scrapped at Brownsville, Texas, USA by Goldwils Inc.
Arrival at Yard	1986/08	Beached:	Work Began:	1987/02
Lost			Date:

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