LAKE FRESCO

Registry and Rig Information

Name LAKE FRESCO
Registry U.S.
Official Number 217851
Rig Propeller

Dimensions and Tonnage

Length 251.00
Width 43.50
Depth 26.16
Gross Tonnage 2622.00
Net Tonnage 1617.00
Hull Material Steel
Hull Number 00755

Vessel History

Disposition Torpedoed and sunk between Puerto Rico and New Orleans, on May 27, 1942. Was bound from Ponce, Puerto Rico; with cargo of sugar. Vessel sank in four minutes; several survivors picked up after 32 days on a life raft.

Build Information

Builder American Shipbuilding Co.
Place Built Lorain, OH
Date Built 1919-00-00

Source

Source HCGL

Vessel Names

NameBegin DateEnd DateRegistryOfficial Number
JACK1924-00-001942-00-00U.S.217851

Vessel Owners

NameBegin DateEnd DateRegistryOfficial Number
Jack Steamship Co. (Minnesota-Atlantic Transit Co.)1924-00-001936-00-00U.S.217851
Terminals & Transportation Corp.1936-00-001941-00-00U.S.217851
U.S. Shipping Board1919-00-001924-00-00U.S.217851
U.S. War Shipping Administration1941-00-001942-00-00U.S.217851