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LAKE CHELAN
Registry and Rig Information
- Vessel Name: LAKE CHELAN
- Nationality: U.S.
- Official Number: 216454
- Rig: Propeller
Dimensions and Tonnage
- Length: 252.00
- Width: 43.42
- Depth: 18.75
- Masts: 0
- Gross Tonnage: 2010.00
- Net Tonnage: 1227.00
- Hull Material: Steel
- Hull Number: 00146
Vessel History
- Rebuilds:
- History: Laid down as WAR PANSY for Cunard Steamship Co., Ltd., agent for the Shipping Controller, London, England. Requisitioned by the U.S. Shipping Board under Urgent Deficiencies Act of June 13, 1917.
Taken to Coast in 1942; returned to Lakes in 1943, under management by Nicholson Transit Co., Detroit, MI. Returned to Coast in 1944; saw action at Normandy on June 6, 1944.
- Disposition: Scrapped in April, 1949, at Penarth, England, by Marine Metals, Ltd.
Build Information
- Builder: Toledo Ship Building Co.
- Place Built: Toledo, OH
- Year Built: 1918
Ownership Changes
| Owner |
Date |
Registry |
Official Number |
| U.S. Shipping Board |
1918 - 1925 |
U.S. |
216454 |
| Consolidated Navigation Co. |
1925 - 1927 |
U.S. |
216454 |
| Boland & Cornelius (Lake Chelan Steamship Co.) |
1927 - 1942 |
U.S. |
216454 |
| U.S. War Shipping Administration |
1942 - 1944 |
U.S. |
216454 |
| Minister of War Transport (William France, Fenwick & Co.) |
1944 - 1945 |
U.K. |
169957 |
| Minister of War Transport (John Tyrell, Ltd.) |
1945 - 1948 |
U.K. |
169957 |
| U.S. Maritime Commission |
1948 - 1949 |
U.S. |
216454 |
Name Changes
| Name |
Date |
Registry |
Official Number |
| LAKE CHELAN |
1944 - 1948 |
U.K. |
169957 |
| LAKE CHELAN |
1948 - 1949 |
U.S. |
216454 |
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