LAKE COMO
Registry and Rig Information | |
|---|---|
| Name | LAKE COMO |
| Registry | U.S. |
| Official Number | 216039 |
| Rig | Propeller |
Dimensions and Tonnage | |
| Length | 251.00 |
| Width | 43.42 |
| Depth | 20.00 |
| Gross Tonnage | 2018.00 |
| Net Tonnage | 1248.00 |
| Hull Material | Steel |
| Hull Number | 00725 |
Vessel History | |
| History | Vessel laid down as WAR WREN, under contract to the Cunard Steamship Co., Ltd., agent for the Shipping Controller, London, England. Requisitioned by the U.S. Shipping Board under the Urgent Deficiencies Act of June 13, 1917.Chartered by Dept. of Marine & Fisheries, Ottawa, Ont., in 1925, for use in supplying Hudson Bay stations; charter lasted to 1932. As LAKE COMO: Ran aground just west of Point Matane, below Quebec, on St. Lawrence River, on way to coast; May 9, 1918. Released on May 25, 1918, and brought back to Buffalo Dry Dock Co. for repairs and camouflage paint job. |
| Disposition | Wrecked near Cape Bauld, Nova Scotia, December 8, 1940, bound from Lewisport for Sydney, Nova Scotia. |
Build Information | |
| Builder | American Shipbuilding Co. |
| Place Built | Lorain, OH |
| Date Built | 1917-00-00 |
Source | |
| Source | HCGL |
Vessel Names
| Name | Begin Date | Registry | Official Number | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEOTHIC | 1926-00-00 | U.K. | 151634 |
Vessel Owners
| Name | Begin Date | End Date | Registry | Official Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.T. Bowring & Co., Ltd. | 1937-00-00 | 1940-00-00 | U.K. | 151634 |
| Job Brothers & Co., Ltd. | 1926-00-00 | 1937-00-00 | U.K. | 151634 |
| U.S. Shipping Board | 1917-00-00 | 1925-00-00 | U.S. | 216039 |