LAKE TRAVERSE

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

Vessel Names

NameBegin DateRegistry
LAKE TRAVERSE1941-00-00PANAMA

Vessel Owners

NameBegin DateEnd DateRegistryOfficial Number
Abraham Babun S.A.1952-00-001955-00-00PANAMA
Lawrick Shipping Co. (NY)1948-00-001950-00-00PANAMA
Nicholson Transit Co.1936-00-001941-00-00U.S.216150
Ponce & Panama Marine S.A.1950-00-001952-00-00PANAMA
U.S. Shipping Board1918-00-001925-00-00U.S.216150
Union Transit Co.1925-00-001936-00-00U.S.216150
West India Sales, Ltd.1941-00-001948-00-00PANAMA