Registry and Rig Information |
Name
|
CHEMUNG |
Registry
|
U.S. |
Official Number
|
126495 |
Rig
|
Propeller |
Dimensions and Tonnage |
Length
|
325.58 |
Width
|
41.16 |
Depth
|
14.66 |
Gross Tonnage
|
2615.00 |
Net Tonnage
|
1943.00 |
Hull Material
|
Steel |
Hull Number
|
00044 |
Vessel History |
Rebuilds
|
Rebuilt, Buffalo, NY, May 6, 1898 (325.58 x 41.16 x 14.50; 2615 gross - 1778 net). Taken to coast; rebuilt by Staten Island Shipbuilding Co., NY, in 1916 (326.58 x 41.16 x 23; 3061 gross - 1848 net). |
History
|
First enrollment issued at Buffalo, NY, June 21, 1888. |
Disposition
|
Sunk by gunfire and torpedo by Austrian submarine off Cabo de Gata, Spain, Mediterranean Sea, on November 26, 1916; no lives lost. Was on voyage New York, NY, for Genoa, Italy at time of loss. |
Build Information |
Builder
|
Union Dry Dock Co. |
Place Built
|
Buffalo, NY |
Date Built
|
1888-00-00 |
Source |
Source
|
HCGL |