Registry and Rig Information |
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| Name
|
PONTIAC |
| Registry
|
U.S. |
| Official Number
|
215048 |
| Rig
|
Propeller |
Dimensions and Tonnage |
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| Length
|
580.00 |
| Width
|
60.00 |
| Depth
|
27.75 |
| Gross Tonnage
|
8200.00 |
| Net Tonnage
|
6367.00 |
| Hull Material
|
Steel |
| Hull Number
|
00164 |
Vessel History |
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| Rebuilds
|
Repowered in 1955 (7918 gross - 5903 net). Tonnage change, March/April, 1971 (7918 gross - 5879 net). Received new pilothouse and 100 H.P. Bird-Johnson bow thruster at Bay Shipbuilding Co., Sturgeon Bay, WI; winter, 1970-1971. |
| History
|
As PONTIAC: Suffered damaged bow when wind caused vessel to collide with lock in Niagara River, July 18, 1963.Discovered to have a cracked bow plate on April 23, 1976, while on Lake Superior en route from Two Harbors, MN, to Cleveland with a load of taconite, escorted by Coast Guard cutter WOODRUSH. Repaired at Fraser Shipyard, Superior, WI. |
| Disposition
|
Sold through Marine Salvage, Ltd., Port Colborne, Ont., to Spanish shipbreakers. Arrived in tow, San Esteban de Pravia, June 24, 1985, for scrapping. |
Build Information |
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| Builder
|
Great Lakes Engineering Works |
| Place Built
|
Ecorse, MI |
| Date Built
|
1917-00-00 |
Source |
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| Source
|
HCGL |
