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John Roen IV (1965/06)
  IMO: 5174325  
Details/Construction
Builder:Tampa Marine CorporationLocation:Tampa, Florida, United StatesHull #:43
Keel Layed:Launched:1946Commissioned:1947/06
Propulsion
As builtType:1 6-cylinder diesel engineOutput:12.0 knots
Manufacturer:General Machinery Corporation - Hamilton, Ohio, United States
 
Dimensions
As builtLength (oa):45.4 m (149.0 ft)Gross Tonnage:592
Length (lbp):43.0 m (141.0 ft)Net Tonnage:402
Beam:10.1 m (33.1 ft)Dead Weight:
Depth:5.7 m (18.8 ft)Displacement:
Draft:5.0 m (16.5 ft) 
Owner HistoryFleet History
OwnerManagerFromUntil
United States Army1947/011947/06
Roen Transportation Company - Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, USA1947/061973/01
Indian Towing Company - New Orleans, Louisiana, USA1973/011976/04
FleetFromUntil
Roen Steamship Company - Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin1947/061973/01
Name HistoryRegistration History
NameUntil
LT-8351947/06
John Roen IV1973/01
Shawnee1976/04
NumberPortCall SignMMSIFromUntil
US 252399 Wilmington, Delaware, United States WA6521 1947/06 1973/01
George Town, Cayman Islands 1973/01 1976/04
Disposition
Description/Location
Arrival at YardBeached:Work Began:
LostGrounded on San Andreas Island in the Caribbean while assiting the grounded tanker Polaris I - presumed scrappedDate:1976/04/07

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