LAKE GATUN

Registry and Rig Information

Name LAKE GATUN
Registry U.S.
Official Number 220826
Rig Propeller

Dimensions and Tonnage

Length 253.33
Width 43.66
Depth 26.16
Gross Tonnage 2677.00
Net Tonnage 1660.00
Hull Material Steel
Hull Number 00146

Vessel History

History Laid down as LAKE EAGLEROCK; launched as LAKE GARA.Apparently sold to Ford Motor Co., River Rouge, MI, for scrapping in 1927, but was withdrawn by U.S. Shipping Board.
Disposition Departed Nuevitas on January 14, 1942, bound for Philadelphia, PA; never arrived. Believed torpedoed by a German submarine on January 21, 1942.

Build Information

Builder Saginaw Shipbuilding Co.
Place Built Saginaw, MI
Date Built 1920-00-00

Source

Source HCGL

Vessel Names

NameBegin DateEnd DateRegistryOfficial Number
NORVANA1941-00-001942-00-00U.S.220826
YORK1929-00-001941-00-00U.S.220826

Vessel Owners

NameBegin DateEnd DateRegistryOfficial Number
Merchants & Miners Transportation Co.1929-00-001941-00-00U.S.220826
North Atlantic & Gulf Steamship Co.1941-00-001942-00-00U.S.220826
Stanley Hillier, Inc.1926-00-001927-00-00U.S.220826
U.S. Shipping Board1920-00-001926-00-00U.S.220826
U.S. Shipping Board1927-00-001929-00-00U.S.220826