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William P. Palmer
  IMO: 5391167  
Details/Construction
Builder:Great Lakes Engineering WorksLocation:Ecorse, MichiganHull #:76
Keel Layed:1910/05/16Launched:1910/10/15Commissioned:1911/02/17
Propulsion
As builtType:1 Triple expansion steam engineOutput:1800 IHP - 10 Knots
Manufacturer:
 
Dimensions
As builtLength (oa):183.2 m (601.0 ft)Gross Tonnage:7602
Length (lbp):Net Tonnage:5746
Beam:17.7 m (58.1 ft)Dead Weight:
Depth:9.8 m (32.0 ft)Displacement:
Draft: 
Owner HistoryFleet History
OwnerManagerFromUntil
Pittsburgh Steamship Company1910/111951/07
United States Steel Corporation1951/071978
Hyman-Michaels Company1978Scrapped
FleetFromUntil
Pittsburgh Steamship Company - Duluth, Minnesota1911/041951/07
United States Steel Corporation1951/071967
United States Steel - Great Lakes Fleet - Duluth, Minnesota19671970
Name HistoryRegistration History
NameUntil
William P. Palmer
NumberPortCall SignMMSIFromUntil
US 208157 Duluth, Minnesota, United States 1911/02/17 1949
US 208157 Wilmington, Delaware, United States 1949 1951
US 208157 New York, New York, United States 1951 1967
US 208157 Wilmington, Delaware, United States 1967 1978
Disposition
Description/LocationScrapped in Duluth, Minnesota by the Hyman-Michaels Corporation in 3rd quarter of 1979.
Arrival at Yard1979Beached:Work Began:
LostDate:

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