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Meteor (1954/05/17)
  IMO: 5233523  
Details/Construction
Builder:American Steel Barge CompanyLocation:Superior, Wisconsin, United StatesHull #:136
Design:Whaleback
Keel Layed:1893/11/10Launched:1896/04/25Commissioned:1896/06/03
Propulsion
As builtType:1 triple expansion steam engine (23", 38" & 63" x 40")Output:1700 ihp - 10.5 knots
Manufacturer:Cleveland Shipbuilding Company - Cleveland, Ohio, USA
 
Dimensions
Year: 1943Length (oa):115.8 m (380.0 ft)Gross Tonnage:3383
Length (lbp):112.8 m (370.0 ft)Net Tonnage:2393
Beam:13.8 m (45.2 ft)Dead Weight:5060
Depth:7.9 m (26.0 ft)Displacement:
Draft:5.6 m (18.33 ft) 
Change Description:Converted from a suction dredger to a tanker
Owner HistoryFleet History
OwnerManagerFromUntil
American Steel Barge Company - United States1896/061901
Pittsburgh Steamship Company - Duluth, Minnesota, United StatesA.B. Wolvin - USA19011927
Central Dredging Company Inc. - United States19271935
M.H. Sobel - United States19351936
Erie Steamship Company - United States19361943
Cleveland Tankers Inc. - Cleveland, Ohio, USA19431972
FleetFromUntil
Cleveland Tankers Inc. - Cleveland, Ohio19431972
Name HistoryRegistration History
NameUntil
Frank Rockefeller1927
South Park1942
Meteor
NumberPortCall SignMMSIFromUntil
US 121015 Buffalo, New York, United States 1896/06 1901
US 121015 Duluth, Minnesota, United States 1901 1935
US 121015 Detroit, Michigan, United States 1935 1936
US 121015 Wilmington, Delaware, United States 1936 1972
Description
The only remaining survivor of the original 44 whaleback ships built. Moved to Barkers Island in Superior, Wisconsin as a museum ship in 1971.

Added to National Register of Historic Places on September 9, 1974.
Disposition
Description/LocationPreserved at Superior, Wisconsin as a museum ship
Arrival at YardBeached:Work Began:
LostDate:

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