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LAKE GATUN
Registry and Rig Information
- Vessel Name: LAKE GATUN
- Nationality: U.S.
- Official Number: 220826
- Rig: Propeller
Dimensions and Tonnage
- Length: 253.33
- Width: 43.66
- Depth: 26.16
- Masts: 0
- Gross Tonnage: 2677.00
- Net Tonnage: 1660.00
- Hull Material: Steel
- Hull Number: 00146
Vessel History
- Rebuilds:
- History: Laid down as LAKE EAGLEROCK; launched as LAKE GARA.
Apparently sold to Ford Motor Co., River Rouge, MI, for scrapping in 1927, but was withdrawn by U.S. Shipping Board.
- Disposition: Departed Nuevitas on January 14, 1942, bound for Philadelphia, PA; never arrived. Believed torpedoed by a German submarine on January 21, 1942.
Build Information
- Builder: Saginaw Shipbuilding Co.
- Place Built: Saginaw, MI
- Year Built: 1920
Ownership Changes
Owner |
Date |
Registry |
Official Number |
U.S. Shipping Board |
1920 - 1926 |
U.S. |
220826 |
Stanley Hillier, Inc. |
1926 - 1927 |
U.S. |
220826 |
U.S. Shipping Board |
1927 - 1929 |
U.S. |
220826 |
Merchants & Miners Transportation Co. |
1929 - 1941 |
U.S. |
220826 |
North Atlantic & Gulf Steamship Co. |
1941 - 1942 |
U.S. |
220826 |
Name Changes
Name |
Date |
Registry |
Official Number |
YORK |
1929 - 1941 |
U.S. |
220826 |
NORVANA |
1941 - 1942 |
U.S. |
220826 |
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