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Last Edited: 2026-03-26 10:57:29 PM

Columbia Star	Columbia Star (1983/07/10)	Columbia Star (1983/07/26)	Columbia Star (1983/07/26)
Columbia Star (1988)	Columbia Star (1988/07/11)	Columbia Star (1988/07/11)	Columbia Star (1991/04)
American Century (2006/06/24)	American Century (2006/06/24)	American Century (2007/06/23)	American Century (2007/06/23)
American Century (2009/09)	American Century (2010/04/21)	American Century (2013/05/13)	American Century (2013/05/13)
American Century (2013/05/31)	American Century (2021/06/05)

IMO:

7923196

Details/Construction
Builder:	Bay Shipbuilding Company	Location:	Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, United States	Hull #:	726
Keel Layed:	1980/03/03	Launched:	1980/11/08	Commissioned:	1981/05/30

Propulsion
As built	Type:	4 EMD 20-645-E7 20-cylinder diesel engines	Output:	14240 bhp (10474 kW) - 15.0 knots
	Manufacturer:	General Motors Corporation - Electro Motive Division - La Grange, Illinois, United States

Dimensions
As built	Length (oa):	304.81 m (1000.0 ft)	Gross Tonnage:	35923
	Length (lbp):	301.76 m (990.0 ft)	Net Tonnage:	33534
	Beam:	32.11 m (105.3 ft)	Dead Weight:	63096
	Depth:	17.07 m (56.0 ft)	Displacement:
	Draft:	10.381 m (34.1 ft)

Owner History

Fleet History

Owner	Manager	From	Until
Columbia Transportation Division	Oglebay Norton Company - United States	1981/05	2006/01
Liberty Steamship Company - United States		2006/01

Fleet	From	Until
Columbia Steamship Company - Cleveland, Ohio	1981/05	2006/01
American Steamship Company - Buffalo, New York	2006/01

Name History

Registration History

Name	Until
Columbia Star	2006
American Century

Number	Port	Call Sign	MMSI	From	Until
US 635289	Wilmington, Delaware, United States	WDD2876	367121010	1981/05

Disposition
Description/Location
Arrival at Yard		Beached:		Work Began:
Lost				Date:

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