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Created: 2018-12-24 12:52:19 PM
Last Edited: 2026-01-18 9:41:03 PM

T.W. Robinson	T.W. Robinson	T.W. Robinson	T.W. Robinson (1970/07)
T.W. Robinson (1973)	T W Robinson (1978/06)	T.W. Robinson (1980/07/13)	T.W. Robinson (1981)
T.W. Robinson (1981/09)	T.W. Robinson (1987/05)

IMO:

5348043

Details/Construction
Builder:	American Ship Building Company	Location:	Lorain, Ohio, United States	Hull #:	790
Keel Layed:		Launched:	1925/04/25	Commissioned:	1925/07/11

Propulsion
As built	Type:	1 turbo electric steam engine	Output:	3600 shp - 12.0 knots
	Manufacturer:	General Electric Company - Schenectady, New York, United States

Dimensions
As built	Length (oa):	179.23 m (588.0 ft)	Gross Tonnage:	7726
	Length (lbp):	174.91 m (573.9 ft)	Net Tonnage:	6118
	Beam:	18.34 m (60.2 ft)	Dead Weight:	13524
	Depth:	9.76 m (32.0 ft)	Displacement:
	Draft:	6.741 m (22.1 ft)
	Change Description:	Data from the 1980/81 Lloyds Register

Owner History

Fleet History

Owner	Manager	From	Until
Bradley Transportation Company - Rogers City, Michigan, USA		1925/07	1951/01
United States Steel Corporation - USA		1951/01	1967/01
United States Steel Great Lakes Fleet - USA		1967/01	1981/01
USS Great Lakes Fleet Inc. - Duluth, Minnesota, USA		1981/01	1987/09

Fleet	From	Until
Bradley Transportation Company - Rogers City, Michigan	1925/07	1951/01
United States Steel Corporation	1951/01	1967/01
United States Steel - Great Lakes Fleet - Duluth, Minnesota	1967/01	1981/01
USS Great Lakes Fleet Inc. - Duluth, Minnesota	1981/01	1987/09

Name History

Registration History

Name	Until
T.W. Robinson	1987/09

Number	Port	Call Sign	MMSI	From	Until
US 224836	Duluth, Minnesota, United States	WB4019		1925/07	1967/01
US 224836	Wilmington, Delaware, United States	WB4019		1967/01	1987/09

Disposition
Description/Location	Scrapped at Recife, Brazil by Siderurgica Aco Norte.
Arrival at Yard	1987/09/22	Beached:		Work Began:	1987/10
Lost				Date:

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