WOOD, ALEXANDER T.

Registry and Rig Information

Name WOOD, ALEXANDER T.
Registry U.K.
Official Number 310620
Rig Propeller

Dimensions and Tonnage

Length 558.00
Width 72.00
Depth 40.00
Gross Tonnage 14189.00
Net Tonnage 9565.00
Hull Material Steel
Hull Number 00269

Vessel History

Rebuilds Tonnage change, 1960 (14189 gross - 9565 net). Tonnage change, 1964 (12075 gross).
Disposition Sank 134 miles southwest of South Pass, position 27.21N x 90.30W, in Gulf of Mexico, on March 15, 1969, after explosion in boiler room; one life lost. Was on voyage, Vera Cruz, Mexico, for New Orleans, LA, with 20,000 tons sugar.

Build Information

Builder Canadian Vickers, Ltd.
Place Built Montreal, P.Q.
Date Built 1958-00-00

Source

Source HCGL

Vessel Names

NameBegin DateEnd DateRegistryOfficial Number
LEADENHALL1963-00-001964-00-00U.K.310620
LUBECK1964-00-001968-00-00LIBERIA
VAINQUEUR1968-00-001969-00-00LIBERIA

Vessel Owners

NameBegin DateEnd DateRegistryOfficial Number
Bury Court Shipping Co., Ltd. (Lambert Brothers (Shipping) Ltd.1963-00-001964-00-00U.K.310620
Bury Court Shipping Co., Ltd. (Purvis Shipping Co., Ltd., Mgrs.)1959-00-001963-00-00U.K.310620
Vainqueur Corp.1968-00-001969-00-00LIBERIA
Westriver Ore Transports, Ltd.1958-00-001959-00-00U.K.310620
Westriver Ore Transports, Ltd.1964-00-001968-00-00LIBERIA