MyBGSU BGSU Email Directory Search Academics Admissions The Arts Athletics Library A to Z Links

Great Lakes Vessels Online Index

New Search

WAINWRIGHT

Photos

Description:
Date Taken:
Size: 8.91 x 4.75
Media: Print
Creator:
Collection: HCGL/MAIN: Lake Carriers' Assn.
Image ID: 005662

Registry and Rig Information

Vessel Name: WAINWRIGHT
Nationality: U.S.
Official Number: 205012
Rig: Propeller

Dimensions and Tonnage

Length: 420.00
Width: 52.16
Depth: 29.00
Masts: 0
Gross Tonnage: 4937.00
Net Tonnage: 3714.00
Hull Material: Steel
Hull Number: 00175

Vessel History

Rebuilds: Tonnage and dimension change, 1943 (428.5 x 52.16 x 24; 4883 gross - 3681 net). Converted to crane ship, 1950.
History: As W.C. RICHARDSON: Suffered bow damage when rudder failed to respond when entering Rock Cut, St. Marys River, May 24, 1970.
Disposition: Removed from documentation, August, 1977. Sold to Consolidated Coal Co., Toledo, OH, for use as dock, utilizing cranes. Scrapped, 1985, at Toledo.

Build Information

Builder: Detroit Ship Building Co.
Place Built: Wyandotte, MI
Year Built: 1908

Ownership Changes

Owner	Date	Registry	Official Number
Wainwright Steamship Co. (Edward Mehl, Mgr.)	1908 - 1915	U.S.	205012
Fort Henry Transportation Co. (W.C. Richardson, Mgr.)	1915 - 1921	U.S.	205012
Columbia Steamship Co.	1921 - 1935	U.S.	205012
Columbia Transportation Co.	1935 - 1958	U.S.	205012
Oglebay Norton Co.	1958 - 1977	U.S.	205012

Name Changes

Name	Date	Registry	Official Number
RICHARDSON, W.C.	1915 - 1977	U.S.	205012

Permalink: http://greatlakes.bgsu.edu/vessel/view/007375