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United States Gypsum (1972/11)
  IMO: 5373490  
Details/Construction
Builder:Great Lakes Engineering WorksLocation:St. Clair, Michigan, United StatesHull #:78
Keel Layed:1910/03/08Launched:1910/06/25Commissioned:1910/08/12
Propulsion
As builtType:1 triple expansion engine (22.5", 37" & 63.1" x 42")Output:1765 ihp - 11.0 knots
Manufacturer:Great Lakes Engineering Works - St. Clair, Michigan, United States
 
Dimensions
Year: 1932Length (oa):155.8 m (511.1 ft)Gross Tonnage:6612
Length (lbp):153.6 m (504.0 ft)Net Tonnage:5335
Beam:17.1 m (56.2 ft)Dead Weight:9500
Depth:8.0 m (26.2 ft)Displacement:
Draft:6.1 m (20.1 ft) 
Change Description:Converted to self-unloader at Lorain, Ohio by the American Ship Building Company (Dimensions unchanged, tonnages revised)
Owner HistoryFleet History
OwnerManagerFromUntil
American Steamship Company - Buffalo, New YorkBoland & Cornelius - USA1910/081973/06
FleetFromUntil
American Steamship Company - Buffalo, New York1910/081963/06
Name HistoryRegistration History
NameUntil
Theodore H. Wickwire Jr.1932/01
Thunder Bay Quarries1939/01
United States Gypsum1973/05
NumberPortCall SignMMSIFromUntil
US 207766 Buffalo, New York, United States WB5619 1910/08/12 1973/05
Disposition
Description/Location
Arrival at YardBeached:Work Began:
LostSank in the Atlantic Ocean, 200 nautical miles east of Nova Scotia, Canada while enroute to Vado, Italy for scrapping.Date:1973/05/22

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