COMET

Registry and Rig Information

Name COMET
Registry U.S.
Official Number 211398
Rig Propeller

Dimensions and Tonnage

Length 250.00
Width 43.00
Depth 26.00
Gross Tonnage 2486.00
Net Tonnage 1258.00
Hull Material Steel
Hull Number 00705

Vessel History

Rebuilds Lengthened in 1940, by Great Lakes Engineering Works, River Rouge, MI (322 x 43.16 x 24.75; 2987 gross - 2324 net).
History As COMET: Workmen's torches blamed for setting fire aboard this vessel as being scrapped at Ashtabula, OH, August 6, 1973.
Disposition Scrapped at Ashtabula, OH, summer-fall 1973. Removed from documentation in July/August, 1973.

Build Information

Builder American Shipbuilding Co.
Place Built Lorain, OH
Date Built 1913-00-00

Source

Source HCGL

Vessel Names

NameBegin DateEnd DateRegistryOfficial Number
COMET1934-00-001973-00-00U.S.211398
COMETA1927-00-001934-00-00MEXICO

Vessel Owners

NameBegin DateEnd DateRegistryOfficial Number
Allied Oil Transport Co. (Cleveland Tankers, Inc., Mgrs.)1940-00-001943-00-00U.S.211398
Cleveland Tankers, Inc.1943-00-001973-00-00U.S.211398
Compania Petrolera Ulisses S.A.1927-00-001934-00-00MEXICO
Marine Tankers, Inc.1934-00-001940-00-00U.S.211398
Standard Transportation Co.1913-00-001927-00-00U.S.211398