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Transit History

Created: 2018-11-05 9:34:10 AM
Last Edited: 2023-03-03 12:12:21 AM

Fred R. White Jr. (1982/07/23)	Fred R. White Jr. (1982/07/23)	Fred R. White Jr. (1983/09/04)	Fred R. White Jr. (1985/06/14)
Fred R. White Jr. (1985/06/14)	Fred R. White Jr. (1989/03)	Fred R. White Jr. (1989/12)	Fred R. White Jr. (1992/05)
Fred R. White Jr. (1997/01)	Fred R. White Jr. (1997/06/10)	American Courage (2006/07)	American Courage (2007)
American Courage (2007/05/28)	American Courage (2009/03/30)	American Courage (2020/05/12)	American Courage (2020/05/12)
American Courage (2024/07/19)	American Courage (2024/07/19)

IMO:

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Details/Construction
Builder:	Bay Shipbuilding Company	Location:	Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, United States	Hull #:	722
Keel Layed:	1978/04/04	Launched:	1978/11/16	Commissioned:	1979/05/25

Propulsion
As built	Type:	2 EMD 20-cylinder diesel engines	Output:	7200 bhp (5296 kW) - 14.0 knots
	Manufacturer:	General Motors Corporation - Electro Motive Division - La Grange, Illinois

Dimensions
As built	Length (oa):	193.86 m (636.0 ft)	Gross Tonnage:	11688
	Length (lbp):	188.07 m (617.0 ft)	Net Tonnage:	8105
	Beam:	20.81 m (68.3 ft)	Dead Weight:	23887
	Depth:	12.2 m (40.0 ft)	Displacement:
	Draft:	8.322 m (27.3 ft)

Owner History

Fleet History

Owner	Manager	From	Until
Oglebay Norton Company - Cleveland, Ohio		1979/05	2006/06
Liberty Steamship Company - Williamsville, New York		2006/06

Fleet	From	Until
Oglebay Norton Company - Cleveland, Ohio	1979/05/26	2006/06
American Steamship Company - Buffalo, New York	2006/06

Name History

Registration History

Name	Until
Fred R. White Jr.	2006/06/06
American Courage

Number	Port	Call Sign	MMSI	From	Until
US 606421	Wilmington, Delaware, United States	WDD2879		1979/05	2006/06
US 606421	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States	WDD2879	367121040	2006/06

Disposition
Description/Location
Arrival at Yard		Beached:		Work Began:
Lost				Date:

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