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Arcturus (1961/10/23)
  IMO: 2202867  
Details/Construction
Builder:West Bay City Shipbuilding CompanyLocation:West Bay City, MichiganHull #:616
Keel Layed:Launched:1905/12/23Commissioned:1906/04/04
Propulsion
As builtType:1 Triple expansion steam engineOutput:1500 IHP - 11 Knots
Manufacturer:
  
Dimensions
As builtLength (oa):162.8 m (534.0 ft)Gross Tonnage:7159
Length (lbp):156.7 m (514.0 ft)Net Tonnage:5744
Beam:16.5 m (54.0 ft)Dead Weight:
Depth:9.4 m (31.0 ft)Displacement:
Draft: 
Year: 1920Length (oa):162.8 m (534.0 ft)Gross Tonnage:6707
Length (lbp):156.7 m (514.0 ft)Net Tonnage:5263
Beam:16.5 m (54.0 ft)Dead Weight:
Depth:9.4 m (31.0 ft)Displacement:
Draft: 
Change Description:Remeasured
Owner HistoryFleet History
OwnerManagerFromUntil
Gilchrist Transportation Company - Cleveland, Ohio1906/04/131913
Lackawanna Steamship Company - Cleveland, OhioPickands Mather & Company19131961
Luria Brothers Inc.19611961
FleetFromUntil
Gilchrist Transportation Company - Cleveland, Ohio1906/04/131913
Interlake Steamship Company - Cleveland, Ohio19131961
Name HistoryRegistration History
NameUntil
James B. Wood1913
Arcturus
NumberPortCall SignMMSIFromUntil
US 202867 Fairport, Ohio, United States 1906/04/13 1932
US 202867 Wilmington, Delaware, United States 1932 1962
Description
Departed the St. Lawrence Seaway in October, 1961. The tow suffered damage in a November storm in the Atlantic and put into port at the Canary Islands, for repair. After resuming the voyage, the tow line broke on January 11, 1962 and the ship foundered.
Disposition
Description/Location
Arrival at YardBeached:Work Began:
LostSank in the Atlantic, West of the Bay of Biscay (46°06'N 8°30'W), while being towed from Quebec to Oslo, Norway, to be scrapped.Date:1962/01/11

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