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ISHPEMING
Registry and Rig Information
- Vessel Name: ISHPEMING
- Nationality: U.S.
- Official Number: 203364
- Rig: Propeller
Dimensions and Tonnage
- Length: 530.00
- Width: 56.16
- Depth: 32.00
- Masts: 0
- Gross Tonnage: 6924.00
- Net Tonnage: 5476.00
- Hull Material: Steel
- Hull Number: 00021
Vessel History
- Rebuilds: Tonnage and dimension change, 1929 (538.33 x 56.16 x 27.25; 7015 gross - 5592 net). Canadian measurements, 1966 (538 x 56.16 x 27; 7516 gross - 5351 registered).
- History: Under bare-boat charter to Buckeye Steamship Co., Cleveland, OH, during seasons of 1964 and 1965.
As THORNHILL: Grounded at Thunder Bay, Ont., April 4, 1973; released on April 6, after lightering, but suffered turbine damage.
Grounded just above Sugar Island ferry crossing in St. Marys River, October 22, 1973. Sold to Marine Salvage as a result.
Register closed September 22, 1983 - sold Bogota, Columbia.
- Disposition: Sold to United Metals, Hamilton, Ont., 1976, for scrapping. Departed Quebec for an overseas scrapyard on September 17, 1980 accompanied by the tug CAPT. IOANNIS S. Arrived Mamonal, Columbia, on October 30, 1980. Scrapped by Soc. Industrial de Productos Siderurgicas S.A., of Cartagena, Colombia.
Build Information
- Builder: Great Lakes Engineering Works
- Place Built: Ecorse, MI
- Year Built: 1906
Ownership Changes
| Owner |
Date |
Registry |
Official Number |
| Grand Island Steamship Co. (Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Co., Mgrs.) |
1906 - 1911 |
U.S. |
203364 |
| Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Co. |
1911 - 1965 |
U.S. |
203364 |
| Upper Lakes Shipping, Ltd. |
1965 - 1980 |
CANADA |
325785 |
Name Changes
| Name |
Date |
Registry |
Official Number |
| THORNHILL |
1965 - 1980 |
CANADA |
325785 |
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