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Transit History

Created: 2018-12-07 10:23:53 AM
Last Edited: 2024-02-02 11:47:12 PM

Albert E. Heekin (1953/09/03)	Silver Bay (1963/08)	Silver Bay (1975)	Judith M. Pierson (1977/08/17)
Judith M. Pierson (1978)	Judith M. Pierson (1980)	Fernglen (1983/03/05)	Fernglen (1985/04/30)
Fernglen (1985/04/30)	Fernglen (1985/04/30)	Fernglen (1985/04/30)

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Details/Construction
Builder:	American Ship Building Company	Location:	Lorain, Ohio, United States	Hull #:	723
Keel Layed:		Launched:	1917/09/15	Commissioned:	1917/10/11

Propulsion
As built	Type:	1 triple expansion engine (23.5", 38" & 63" x 42")	Output:	1900 ihp (1417 kW) - 11.0 knots
	Manufacturer:	American Ship Building Company - Lorain, Ohio, USA

Dimensions
As built	Length (oa):	167.6 m (550.0 ft)	Gross Tonnage:	7031
	Length (lbp):	160.0 m (525.0 ft)	Net Tonnage:	5641
	Beam:	17.7 m (58.0 ft)	Dead Weight:
	Depth:	9.4 m (31.0 ft)	Displacement:
	Draft:	2.4 m (7.8 ft)

Owner History

Fleet History

Owner	Manager	From	Until
Producers Steamship Company - Cleveland, Ohio, USA	M.A. Hanna & Company - USA	1917/10	1937/02
National Steel Corporation - Cleveland, Ohio, USA		1937/02	1955
Wilson Transit Company - Cleveland, Ohio, USA		1955	1957/01
Republic Steel Corporation - Cleveland, Ohio, USA	Wilson Marine Transit Company - USA	1957/01	1971/02
Kinsman Marine Transit Company - Cleveland, Ohio, USA		1971/02	1975/01
Robert Pierson Holdings Ltd. - Hamilton, Ontario, Canada		1975/01	1982/08
P&H Shipping Ltd. - Mississauga, Ontario, Canada		1982/08	1984/12

Fleet	From	Until
Kinsman Marine Transit Company - Cleveland, Ohio	1971/02	1975/01
Soo River Company - Mississauga, Ontario	1975/01	1982/08
P&H Shipping Company - Mississauga, Ontario	1982/08	1984/12

Name History

Registration History

Name	Until
William A. Amberg	1932
Albert E. Heekin	1955
Silver Bay	1975
Judith M. Pierson	1982
Fernglen

Number	Port	Call Sign	MMSI	From	Until
US 215708	Fairport, Ohio, United States			1917/10	1932
US 215708	Wilmington, Delaware, United States			1932	1975/01
Can 369239	Hamilton, Ontario, Canada	VA2846		1975/01	1985/04

Disposition
Description/Location	Scrapped at Port Maitland by Port Maitland Shipbreaking
Arrival at Yard	1985/05/01	Beached:		Work Began:
Lost	Laid up at Toronto, Ontario for the last time on 10 November 1982			Date:

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