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Last Edited: 2022-02-27 10:29:46 PM




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John Purves (1966/06)
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John Purves (1981/07)
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John Purves (1982/01/02)
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John Purves (1982/06/30)
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John Purves (1982/06/30)
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John Purves (1986/06)
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John Purves (1991/10)
  IMO: 6507438  
Details/Construction
Builder:Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Ltd.Location:Elizabethport, New Jersey, United StatesHull #:2130
Design:1035
Keel Layed:Launched:1919/05/21Commissioned:1919/07/19
Propulsion
As builtType:1 triple expansion steam engineOutput:
Manufacturer:
Year: 1957Type:2 EMD 12-567AS 12-cylinder diesel enginesOutput:
Manufacturer:General Motors Corporation - Electro Motive Division - La Grange, Illinois, United States
 
Dimensions
As builtLength (oa):43.29 m (142.0 ft)Gross Tonnage:436
Length (lbp):43.08 m (141.3 ft)Net Tonnage:296
Beam:8.46 m (27.8 ft)Dead Weight:
Depth:5.08 m (16.7 ft)Displacement:
Draft:4.61 m (15.1 ft) 
Owner HistoryFleet History
OwnerManagerFromUntil
United States Shipping Board - USA19191922
Newaygo Tug Line - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA19221942
United States Army - USA19421945
Consolidated Water Power Paper Company - Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, USA19451957
Roen Steamship Company - Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, USA19571974
Eder Barge & Towing Company - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA19741978
Bultema Dock & Dredge Company - Muskegon, Michigan, USA19781981/12
Canonie Transportation Company - Muskegon, Michigan, USA1981/121988
Andrie Incorporated - Muskegon, Michigan, USA19882003
Door County Maritime Museum - Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin2003
FleetFromUntil
Name HistoryRegistration History
NameUntil
Butterfield1942
LT-1451946
Butterfield1957
John Purves
NumberPortCall SignMMSIFromUntil
US 218244 Cleveland, Ohio, United States WA3197 1919/07
Disposition
Description/LocationPreserved as a museum at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin.
Arrival at YardBeached:Work Began:
LostDate:

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