Registry and Rig Information |
Name
|
LAKE HOUGHTON |
Registry
|
U.S. |
Official Number
|
216051 |
Rig
|
Propeller |
Dimensions and Tonnage |
Length
|
253.42 |
Width
|
43.66 |
Depth
|
20.33 |
Gross Tonnage
|
2308.00 |
Net Tonnage
|
1378.00 |
Hull Material
|
Steel |
Hull Number
|
00179 |
Vessel History |
History
|
Vessel laid down as WAR IMP for 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. |
Disposition
|
Wrecked on Cranberry Island, near Canso, Nova Scotia, on June 11, 1918, on voyage from Sydney to Boston with coal. |
Build Information |
Builder
|
Great Lakes Engineering Works |
Place Built
|
Ecorse, MI |
Date Built
|
1918-00-00 |
Source |
Source
|
HCGL |