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MARTHA B.
Registry and Rig Information
- Vessel Name: MARTHA B.
- Nationality: U.S.
- Official Number: 228020
- Rig: Fish Tug
Dimensions and Tonnage
- Length: 44.75
- Width: 13.33
- Depth: 3.66
- Masts: 0
- Gross Tonnage: 17.00
- Net Tonnage: 11.00
- Hull Material: Steel
- Hull Number:
Vessel History
- Rebuilds: Converted to oil, 1943. Measures change, 1947 (45.42 x 13.16 x 4.16; 18 gross - 15 net). Rig changed to tow, 1960.
- History: Sold to Jacks Marine of Ashtabula, and used as a towing tug for a few years. Used by J. Rodney King for salvage of oil barge CLEVECO, off Euclid, OH, Lake Erie, in 1960. Reportedly sold to Empire Marine Co. of Erie, PA, in spring, 1969.
Towed to present resting spot (old ship yard) in 1979.
- Disposition:
Build Information
- Builder:
- Place Built: Erie, PA
- Year Built: 1928
Ownership Changes
| Owner |
Date |
Registry |
Official Number |
| W.T. Babb |
1928 - 1931 |
U.S. |
228020 |
| Ruth O. Babb |
1931 - 1938 |
U.S. |
228020 |
| Martha L. Babb |
1938 - 1940 |
U.S. |
228020 |
| A.G. Scheidenhelm |
1940 - 1946 |
U.S. |
228020 |
| Union Fish Co. |
1946 - 1960 |
U.S. |
228020 |
| J. Rodney King |
1960 - 1961 |
U.S. |
228020 |
| King & Doane, Inc. |
1961 - 1963 |
U.S. |
228020 |
| Inland Ship Salvage Co., Inc. |
1963 - current |
U.S. |
228020 |
Name Changes
| Name |
Date |
Registry |
Official Number |
| No name changes recorded. |
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