Registry and Rig Information |
Name
|
LAKE TRAVERSE |
Registry
|
U.S. |
Official Number
|
216150 |
Rig
|
Propeller |
Dimensions and Tonnage |
Length
|
251.00 |
Width
|
43.50 |
Depth
|
18.00 |
Gross Tonnage
|
1993.00 |
Net Tonnage
|
1177.00 |
Hull Material
|
Steel |
Hull Number
|
00003 |
Vessel History |
History
|
Vessel laid down as WAR CENTAUR 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
|
Sprang a leak and sank, July 6, 1955, near Tortuga Island, Haiti, in position 20 degrees 95N x 72 degrees 57W, on voyage from Ponce for St. Marc, with cargo of cement. |
Build Information |
Builder
|
McDougall-Duluth Ship Building Co. |
Place Built
|
Duluth, MN |
Date Built
|
1918-00-00 |
Source |
Source
|
HCGL |