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Last Edited: 2021-06-01 4:51:00 PM




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Perseus (1961/08/15)
  IMO: 2202475  
Details/Construction
Builder:Great Lakes Engineering WorksLocation:St. Clair, MichiganHull #:12
Builder 2:Columbia Iron WorksLocation 2:Hull #:
Keel Layed:1905/04/29Launched:1905/09/02Commissioned:1905/10/12
Propulsion
As builtType:1 Triple expansion steam engineOutput:1600 IHP - 10 Knots
Manufacturer:
  
Dimensions
As builtLength (oa):147.5 m (484.0 ft)Gross Tonnage:4978
Length (lbp):Net Tonnage:3770
Beam:15.2 m (50.0 ft)Dead Weight:
Depth:8.5 m (28.0 ft)Displacement:
Draft: 
Year: 1954Length (oa):147.5 m (484.0 ft)Gross Tonnage:5022
Length (lbp):Net Tonnage:3814
Beam:15.2 m (50.0 ft)Dead Weight:
Depth:8.5 m (28.0 ft)Displacement:
Draft: 
Change Description:Converted to an automobile carrier and bulk freighter.
Owner HistoryFleet History
OwnerManagerFromUntil
Gilchrist Transportation Company - Cleveland, Ohio1905/101913
Lackawanna Steamship CompanyPickands Mather & Company19131945
Nicholson Transit Company - Detroit, Michigan19451961
Hyman-Michaels Company1961Scrapped
FleetFromUntil
Gilchrist Transportation Company - Cleveland, Ohio1905/101913
Interlake Steam Navigation Company - Montreal, Quebec19131945
Nicholson Transit Company - Detroit, Michigan19451961
Name HistoryRegistration History
NameUntil
Frank J. Hecker1913
Perseus
NumberPortCall SignMMSIFromUntil
US 202475 Fairport, Ohio, United States 1908/10/18 1932
US 202475 Wilmington, Delaware, United States 1932 1961
Disposition
Description/Location
Arrival at YardBeached:Work Began:
LostSank in tow at 40N/29.30W, on the way to Genoa, Italy for scrapping.Date:1961/09/21

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