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Benjamin F. Fairless (1988/06/23)
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Benjamin F. Fairless (1988/06/23)
  IMO: 5041279  
Details/Construction
Builder:American Ship Building CompanyLocation:Lorain, Ohio, United StatesHull #:824
Keel Layed:Launched:1942/04/25Commissioned:1942/09/15
Propulsion
As builtType:1 Westinghouse steam turbine engineOutput:4400 shp (3236 kW) - 12.5 knots
Manufacturer:Westinghouse Electric Corporation - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
 
Dimensions
As builtLength (oa):194.93 m (639.5 ft)Gross Tonnage:10294
Length (lbp):189.97 m (623.3 ft)Net Tonnage:6403
Beam:20.48 m (67.2 ft)Dead Weight:19414
Depth:10.67 m (35.0 ft)Displacement:
Draft:7.646 m (25.1 ft) 
Owner HistoryFleet History
OwnerManagerFromUntil
Pittsburgh Steamship Company - Cleveland, Ohio, United States1942/091951/07
United States Steel Corporation - USA1951/071967/02
United States Steel Great Lakes Fleet - USA1967/021981/02
USS Great Lakes Fleet Inc. - Duluth, Minnesota, USA1981/021988/07/01
FleetFromUntil
United States Steel Corporation1951/071988/07/01
Name HistoryRegistration History
NameUntil
Benjamin F. Fairless1988/11
NumberPortCall SignMMSIFromUntil
US 242260 Duluth, Minnesota, United States WA2806 1942/09 1951/07
US 242260 New York, NY, United States WA2806 1951/07 1967
US 242260 Wilmington, Delaware, United States WA2806 1967 1981/02
US 242260 Duluth, Minnesota, United States WA2806 1981/02 1988/11
Disposition
Description/LocationShin Cheng Yung Iron & Steel Company Ltd, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Arrival at Yard1988/11/08Beached:Work Began:
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