Registry and Rig Information |
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| Name
|
PURITAN |
| Registry
|
U.S. |
| Official Number
|
150898 |
| Rig
|
Propeller |
Dimensions and Tonnage |
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| Length
|
233.00 |
| Width
|
40.42 |
| Depth
|
21.75 |
| Gross Tonnage
|
1547.00 |
| Net Tonnage
|
1052.00 |
| Hull Material
|
Steel |
| Hull Number
|
00082 |
Vessel History |
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| Rebuilds
|
Tonnage and dimension change, 1907 (259 x 40.42 x 26.50; 1762 gross - 1267 net). Converted to troop transport, 1918; reconverted to passenger vessel, 1919-1920. |
| History
|
Sold to the U.S. Navy in April, 1918, for conversion to troop transport; commissioned on November 20, 1918. Decommissioned at New York, September 30, 1919, and sold. |
| Disposition
|
Struck Rock of Ages Reef, Isle Royale, Lake Superior, on May 27, 1933, bound from Hancock, MI, for Fort William, Ont., slid off into deep water shortly thereafter. No lives lost. |
Build Information |
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| Builder
|
Craig Shipbuilding Co. |
| Place Built
|
Toledo, OH |
| Date Built
|
1901-00-00 |
Source |
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| Source
|
HCGL |
