WILSON, THOMAS

Registry and Rig Information

Name WILSON, THOMAS
Registry U.S.
Official Number 243357
Rig Propeller

Dimensions and Tonnage

Length 604.66
Width 60.16
Depth 30.16
Gross Tonnage 8758.00
Net Tonnage 6472.00
Hull Material Steel
Hull Number 00826

Vessel History

Rebuilds Converted to oil-firing at G&W Co. in Cleveland, winter 1976-77.
History Built under U.S. Maritime Commission contract as an L6-S-A1 bulk carrier. Chartered to Kinsman Marine Transit Co. by Oglebay Norton, 1974.
As THOMAS WILSON: Struck stern of AUGUST ZIESING in ice in Two Harbors - Silver Bay area of Lake Superior, on April 24, 1972. Former suffered hole through both sides just abaft of stem; latter, an indented \"V\" in stern quarters; both vessels bound for Duluth.
Disposition Sold to Corostel Trading, Ltd. in 1987 for scrapping. WILSON was lost in heavy seas on December 31, 1987 while being towed. Presumed to have broken up and sunk. (CHIPS, March 5, 1988)

Build Information

Builder American Shipbuilding Co.
Place Built Lorain, OH
Date Built 1943-00-00

Source

Source HCGL

Vessel Owners

NameBegin DateEnd DateRegistryOfficial Number
U.S. Maritime Administration1943-00-001943-00-00U.S.243357
Wilson Transit Co.1943-00-001967-00-00U.S.243357
Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp. (Wilson Marine Transit Co., Mgrs.-Cleveland, OH)1967-00-001968-00-00U.S.243357
Litton Systems, Inc. (Wilson Marine Transit Co., Mgrs.-Cleveland, OH)1968-00-001972-00-00U.S.243357
Kinsman Marine Transit Co.1972-00-001974-00-00U.S.243357
Oglebay Norton1974-00-001987-00-00U.S.243357