LAKE FERNWOOD

Registry and Rig Information

Name LAKE FERNWOOD
Registry U.S.
Official Number 216400
Rig Propeller

Dimensions and Tonnage

Length 251.00
Width 43.42
Depth 20.00
Gross Tonnage 2013.00
Net Tonnage 1245.00
Hull Material Steel
Hull Number 00730

Vessel History

History Laid down as WAR BRANCH, under contract to Cunard Steamship Co., Ltd., agent for the Shipping Controller, London, England. Requisitioned by U.S. Shipping Board under the Urgent Deficiencies Act of June 13, 1917.
Disposition Seized by Germans in 1943, (September). Sunk by enemy aircraft at Parenzo, Italy, September 22, 1944. Raised in October, 1949; seized by Yugoslavian Government; broken up at Pola.

Build Information

Builder American Shipbuilding Co.
Place Built Lorain, OH
Date Built 1918-00-00

Source

Source HCGL

Vessel Names

NameBegin DateRegistryOfficial Number
MERCURIO1935-00-00ITALY
VIRGINIA DESPATCH1923-00-00U.S.216400

Vessel Owners

NameBegin DateEnd DateRegistryOfficial Number
Eastern Steamship Lines1925-00-001935-00-00U.S.216400
Richmond-New York Steamship Co.1923-00-001925-00-00U.S.216400
S.A. Sbarchi, Imbarchi e Trasporti1935-00-001943-00-00ITALY
U.S. Shipping Board1918-00-001923-00-00U.S.216400