Registry and Rig Information |
Name
|
WILSON, THOMAS |
Registry
|
U.S. |
Official Number
|
243357 |
Rig
|
Propeller |
Dimensions and Tonnage |
Length
|
604.66 |
Width
|
60.16 |
Depth
|
30.16 |
Gross Tonnage
|
8758.00 |
Net Tonnage
|
6472.00 |
Hull Material
|
Steel |
Hull Number
|
00826 |
Vessel History |
Rebuilds
|
Converted to oil-firing at G&W Co. in Cleveland, winter 1976-77. |
History
|
Built under U.S. Maritime Commission contract as an L6-S-A1 bulk carrier. Chartered to Kinsman Marine Transit Co. by Oglebay Norton, 1974.
As THOMAS WILSON: Struck stern of AUGUST ZIESING in ice in Two Harbors - Silver Bay area of Lake Superior, on April 24, 1972. Former suffered hole through both sides just abaft of stem; latter, an indented \"V\" in stern quarters; both vessels bound for Duluth. |
Disposition
|
Sold to Corostel Trading, Ltd. in 1987 for scrapping. WILSON was lost in heavy seas on December 31, 1987 while being towed. Presumed to have broken up and sunk. (CHIPS, March 5, 1988) |
Build Information |
Builder
|
American Shipbuilding Co. |
Place Built
|
Lorain, OH |
Date Built
|
1943-00-00 |
Source |
Source
|
HCGL |