Login  
Great Lakes Photo Archive Title Image

Ship Details:

Transit History

Created: 2023-02-05 7:02:42 PM
Last Edited: 2023-02-05 7:28:38 PM




Thumbnail Image for Gulf Banker oncontextmenu=
Gulf Banker (1977/06/26)
  IMO: 6517872  
Details/Construction
Builder:Avondale Shipyards Inc.Location:New Orleans, Louisiana, USAHull #:1005
Design:C3-S-37d (general cargo ship)
Keel Layed:1963/03/27Launched:1963/10/05Commissioned:1964/06/26
Propulsion
As builtType:2 General Electric steam turbine enginesOutput:11000 shp (8091 kW) - 20.0 knots
Manufacturer:General Electric Company - Lynn, Massachusetts, USA
 
Dimensions
As builtLength (oa):150.78 m (494.7 ft)Gross Tonnage:8970
Length (lbp):143.26 m (470.0 ft)Net Tonnage:5491
Beam:21.09 m (69.2 ft)Dead Weight:11549
Depth:12.68 m (41.6 ft)Displacement:
Draft:9.805 m (32.2 ft) 
Owner HistoryFleet History
OwnerManagerFromUntil
U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD)Gulf & South American Steamship Company Inc. - USA1964/061972/01/06
Lykes Brothers Steamship Company Inc. - USA1972/01/061984
U.S. Military Sealift Command (MSC)19842001/10/01
U.S. National Defense Reserve Fleet2001/10/012013/03/16
FleetFromUntil
Lykes Brothers Steamship Company (Lykes Lines) - Galveston, Texas1972/01/061984
Name HistoryRegistration History
NameUntil
Gulf Banker1984
Gulf Banker (AK-5044)2001/10/01
Gulf Banker2013/03/16
NumberPortCall SignMMSIFromUntil
US 295249 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States WLDH 1964/06 1984
US 295249 Norfolk, Virginia, United States WLDH 1984 2013/03/16
Description
1 October 2001 - GULF BANKER was downgraded to the MARAD National Defense Reserve Fleet from the Ready Reserve Fleet and subsequently laid up in the reserve fleet at Beaumont, Texas.
16 March 2013 - departed Beaumont, Texas under tow bound for Brownsville, Texas for scrapping.
Disposition
Description/LocationScrapped at Browsville, Texas, USA
Arrival at Yard2013/03/18Beached:Work Began:
LostDate:

Comments