FRANKLIN

Registry and Rig Information

Name FRANKLIN
Registry U.S.
Official Number 221123
Rig Propeller

Dimensions and Tonnage

Length 299.25
Width 43.00
Depth 25.50
Gross Tonnage 2841.00
Net Tonnage 1670.00
Hull Material Steel
Hull Number 00725

Vessel History

Rebuilds Lengthened by Great Lakes Engineering Works, Ecorse, MI, in 1934 (353.33 x 43 x 25.58; 3371 gross - 2345 net).
History Used as \"trade-in tonnage\" to U.S. Maritime Commission in exchange for Mission-type tanker ANACOSTIA. Resold to Sturgeon Bay Iron & Metal Co. for \"non-transportation use,\" for $14,000.
Disposition Scrapped at Sturgeon Bay, WI, in 1971. Removed from documentation in September/October, 1971.

Build Information

Builder Staten Island Shipbuilding Co.
Place Built Mariners Harbor, NY
Date Built 1921-00-00

Source

Source HCGL

Vessel Names

NameBegin DateEnd DateRegistryOfficial Number
MAINE1930-00-001956-00-00U.S.221123
PLEIADES1956-00-001971-00-00U.S.221123

Vessel Owners

NameBegin DateEnd DateRegistryOfficial Number
Charles Kurz & Co.1968-00-001968-00-00U.S.221123
Cleveland Tankers, Inc.1956-00-001966-00-00U.S.221123
Galena Navigation Co.1921-00-001929-00-00U.S.221123
National Marine Service1966-00-001968-00-00U.S.221123
Sturgeon Bay Iron & Metal Co.1968-00-001971-00-00U.S.221123
The Texas Co.1929-00-001956-00-00U.S.221123
U.S. Maritime Commission1968-00-001968-00-00U.S.221123
Union Carbine Corp.1968-00-001968-00-00U.S.221123