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LAKE FRANCES

Photos

Description: Toledo, OH; Toledo Ship Building Co.
Date Taken: June 15th, 1918
Size: 7.29 x 3.53
Media: Print
Creator:
Collection: HCGL/MAIN
Image ID: 002927

Registry and Rig Information

Vessel Name: LAKE FRANCES
Nationality: U.S.
Official Number: 216571
Rig: Propeller

Dimensions and Tonnage

Length: 252.00
Width: 43.42
Depth: 18.75
Masts: 0
Gross Tonnage: 2016.00
Net Tonnage: 1193.00
Hull Material: Steel
Hull Number: 00148

Vessel History

Rebuilds: Tonnage change, 1940 (2013 gross - 1196 net).
History: Launched as J.W. MCGRATH. Requisitioned from private U.S. owners by U.S. Shipping Board in 1917. Reportedly sold to Richmond & New York Steamship Co., in 1920, then repossessed by U.S. Shipping Board.
Disposition: Believed scrapped in Europe in 1954.

Build Information

Builder: Toledo Shipbuilding Co.
Place Built: Toledo, OH
Year Built: 1918

Ownership Changes

Owner	Date	Registry	Official Number
U.S. Shipping Board	1918 - 1923	U.S.	216571
Frank Paramino	1923 - 1936	U.S.	216571
Coastal Steamship Co.	1936 - 1946	U.S.	216571
Lee Che Co.	1946 - 1954	CHINA

Name Changes

Name	Date	Registry	Official Number
LEE HWA	1946 - 1954	CHINA

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