KOTCHER, CHARLES W.

Registry and Rig Information

Name KOTCHER, CHARLES W.
Registry U.S.
Official Number 204799
Rig Propeller

Dimensions and Tonnage

Length 420.00
Width 52.00
Depth 28.00
Gross Tonnage 4961.00
Net Tonnage 3632.00
Hull Material Steel
Hull Number 00356

Vessel History

Rebuilds Reconstructed in winter, 1929-1930, by Marine Iron Works, Duluth, MN (427.16 x 52.16 x 24.16; 4650 gross - 3446 net).
History Sold by U.S. Maritime Commission to Steel Factors, Ltd., Montreal, P.Q., for $23,360. Passed down Port Colborne, in tow of tugs GEORGE W. ROGERS and SALVAGE MONARCH, November 27, 1968, from Cleveland. Resold to Eckhardt & Co., G.m.b.H., Hamburg; resold to Spanish shipbreakers. Arrived in tow, along with HOWARD M. HANNA, JR., at Cartagena, Spain, on May 23, 1969, for scrapping. Removed from documentation, November, 1968.

Build Information

Builder American Shipbuilding Co.
Place Built Lorain, OH
Date Built 1907-00-00

Source

Source HCGL

Vessel Names

NameBegin DateEnd DateRegistryOfficial Number
TAPLIN, FRANK E.1920-00-001969-00-00U.S.204799

Vessel Owners

NameBegin DateEnd DateRegistryOfficial Number
Detroit Steamship Co.1907-00-001915-00-00U.S.204799
Wilson Transit Co.1915-00-001950-00-00U.S.204799
Gartland Steamship Co.1950-00-001968-00-00U.S.204799
Sea-Land Service, Inc.1968-00-001968-00-00U.S.204799
U.S. Maritime Administration1968-00-001968-00-00U.S.204799