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VIKING

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Description:
Date Taken:
Size: 4.78 x 2.62
Media: Print
Creator:
Collection: HCGL/MAIN: Brookes
Image ID: 005636

Registry and Rig Information

Vessel Name: VIKING
Nationality: U.S.
Official Number: 161612
Rig: Propeller

Dimensions and Tonnage

Length: 217.33
Width: 37.00
Depth: 15.00
Masts: 0
Gross Tonnage: 1117.23
Net Tonnage: 943.82
Hull Material: Steel
Hull Number: 00049

Vessel History

Rebuilds: Canadian measures, 1918 (217 x 36.58 x 14.58; 1231 gross - 727 net).
History: First enrollment issued at Buffalo, NY, September 9, 1889.
Disposition: Scrapped in 1935.

Build Information

Builder: Union Dry Dock Co.
Place Built: Buffalo, NY
Year Built: 1889

Ownership Changes

Owner	Date	Registry	Official Number
Frank W. Gilchrist	1889 - 1903	U.S.	161612
Frank R. Gilchrist	1903 - 1904	U.S.	161612
Merida Steamship Co.	1904 - 1915	U.S.	161612
Petrol Traffic Co.	1915 - 1918	U.S.	161612
Alfred E. Matthews	1918 - 1921	CANADA	141661
Matthews Steamship Co., Ltd.	1921 - 1925	CANADA	141661
Seneca Washed Gravel Co.	1925 - 1935	U.S.	161612

Name Changes

Name	Date	Registry	Official Number
CYLATON	1918 - 1920	CANADA	141661
CLINTON	1920 - 1925	CANADA	141661
VIKING	1925 - 1935	U.S.	161612

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