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LAKE FRANCES
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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