Registry and Rig Information |
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| Name
|
BOECKLING, G.A. |
| Registry
|
U.S. |
| Official Number
|
206423 |
| Rig
|
Steamer |
Dimensions and Tonnage |
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| Length
|
155.16 |
| Width
|
30.00 |
| Depth
|
9.00 |
| Gross Tonnage
|
328.00 |
| Net Tonnage
|
157.00 |
| Hull Material
|
Steel |
| Hull Number
|
00063 |
Vessel History |
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| History
|
Vessel ran from Sandusky, OH, across bay to Cedar Point. Was retired from service in 1952. Towed to Sturgeon Bay, WI, in 1955, for use as floating machine shop. As of April CHIPS, this boat is under renovation efforts 1983.
IBM has donated $2,828 for a fire alarm system. Oglebay Norton Co. has donated four life boats, and Associated Suppliers Inc. has donated 557 gallons of paint. Ahber Sheet Metal Inc. is donating sheet metal used for the stack. |
| Disposition
|
Used as floating storage and machine shop, Sturgeon Bay, WI, in 1955. Removed from documentation, 1953, as \"Abandoned.\" Was destroyed by a suspicious fire during the night of June 21, 1989, while sitting in a Toledo shipyard. |
Build Information |
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| Builder
|
Great Lakes Engineering Works |
| Place Built
|
Ecorse, MI |
| Date Built
|
1909-00-00 |
Source |
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| Source
|
HCGL |
