Registry and Rig Information |
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| Name
|
FOSTER, PARKS |
| Registry
|
U.S. |
| Official Number
|
150478 |
| Rig
|
Propeller |
Dimensions and Tonnage |
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| Length
|
262.00 |
| Width
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39.00 |
| Depth
|
19.16 |
| Gross Tonnage
|
1729.00 |
| Net Tonnage
|
1475.00 |
| Hull Material
|
Steel |
| Hull Number
|
00027 |
Vessel History |
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| Rebuilds
|
Shortened by Great Lakes Engineering Works, Ecorse, MI, in 1921 (248 x 39 x 19.16; 1640 gross - 1347 net). Canadian measures, 1929 (255.42 x 38.16 x 19.58; 1774 gross - 1054 registered). Tonnage change, 1953 (1801 gross - 1062 registered). |
| History
|
As PARKS FOSTER: Stranded at Limekiln Crossing, Detroit River, on July 21, 1912, as a result of disabled steering engine. Lighter RESCUE required to get her off.Stranded in thick fog off Black River, MI, Lake Huron, just below Alpena, on October 17, 1928. Was bound from Detroit for Green Bay, WI, with 109 automobiles on board. Declared a constructive total loss and surrendered to underwriters, who sold her to Reid Wrecking Co., Ltd. |
| Disposition
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Sold to Newman Structural Steel, Ltd., St. Catharines, Ont., in 1960, and scrapped at Port Weller, Ont., in 1961. |
Build Information |
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| Builder
|
Globe Iron Works |
| Place Built
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Cleveland, OH |
| Date Built
|
1889-00-00 |
Source |
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| Source
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HCGL |
