LAKE FRUGALITY

Registry and Rig Information

Name LAKE FRUGALITY
Registry U.S.
Official Number 218499
Rig Propeller

Dimensions and Tonnage

Length 251.00
Width 43.50
Depth 26.00
Gross Tonnage 2608.00
Net Tonnage 1613.00
Hull Material Steel
Hull Number 00761

Vessel History

Rebuilds Lengthened and reduced to barge, 1929 (313 x 43.5 x 26; 3212 gross - 3069 net). Reconverted to propeller, 1942 (3355 gross - 1944 net).
Disposition Sprung a leak and abandoned by crew enroute from Hong Kong for Yokohama, Japan. Foundered about eighty miles off Swatow, China, December 12, 1959.

Build Information

Builder American Shipbuilding Co.
Place Built Lorain, OH
Date Built 1919-00-00

Source

Source HCGL

Vessel Names

NameBegin DateEnd DateRegistry
EASTERN VENTURE1947-00-001958-00-00PANAMA
EASTERN LUCKY1958-00-001959-00-00PANAMA

Vessel Owners

NameBegin DateEnd DateRegistryOfficial Number
U.S. Shipping Board1919-00-001929-00-00U.S.218499
Ford Motor Co.1929-00-001942-00-00U.S.218499
U.S. War Administration1942-00-001947-00-00U.S.218499
Rymo Panama (Owned by Lim Shun Khi Steamship Co., Hong Kong.)1947-00-001949-00-00PANAMA
Wallem1949-00-001950-00-00PANAMA
Newland Steamship Co., Ltd.1950-00-001955-00-00PANAMA
Pan Norse Steamship S.A.1955-00-001958-00-00PANAMA
Heng Shipping Co., Ltd.1958-00-001959-00-00PANAMA