CHEMUNG

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

Vessel Names

NameBegin DateEnd DateRegistryOfficial Number
BROWNELL, GEORGE F.1914-00-001916-00-00U.S.126495
CHEMUNG1916-00-001916-00-00U.S.126495

Vessel Owners

NameBegin DateEnd DateRegistryOfficial Number
Erie Railroad Co.1896-00-001916-00-00U.S.126495
Harby Steamship Co.1916-00-001916-00-00U.S.126495
Staten Island Shipbuilding Co.1916-00-001916-00-00U.S.126495
Union Steamboat Line1888-00-001896-00-00U.S.126495