NETTLETON, A.E.

Registry and Rig Information

Name NETTLETON, A.E.
Registry U.S.
Official Number 205126
Rig Propeller

Dimensions and Tonnage

Length 525.00
Width 55.25
Depth 32.00
Gross Tonnage 6286.00
Net Tonnage 5006.00
Hull Material Steel
Hull Number 00176

Vessel History

Rebuilds Tonnage and dimension change, 1948 (525 x 55.16 x 26.5; 6579 gross - 5165 net). Converted to barge, Port Weller Dry Docks, Ltd., 1971.
History Under charter, 1971-1972, to Escanaba Towing Co., as barge.As barge A.E. NETTLETON: Broke tow line from tug OLIVE L. MOORE, about seventeen miles west of Keewenaw Peninsula, Lake Superior, and developed a 15 degree list, on November 2, 1972. Towed into Lily Pond, Keewenaw Waterway, on following day. While passing downbound on same trip, through Soo Locks, on November 19, struck U.S. Steel Corp. dock below Soo.
Removed from Documentation in May/June, 1973. Was scrapped by Recuperaciones Submarinas.
Disposition Passed down, Welland Canal, from Buffalo, NY, June 11, 1973, in tow of tugs G.W. ROGERS and SALVAGE MONARCH. Cleared Quebec, in tandem with R.E. WEBSTER, in tow of Polish tug JANTAR, on June 15, 1973. Arrived at Santander, Spain, July 5, 1973, for scrapping.

Build Information

Builder Detroit Ship Building Co.
Place Built Wyandotte, MI
Date Built 1908-00-00

Source

Source HCGL

Vessel Owners

NameBegin DateEnd DateRegistryOfficial Number
Wilkinson Transportation Co.1908-00-001911-00-00U.S.205126
Great Lakes Steamship Co.1911-00-001957-00-00U.S.205126
Wilson Marine Transit Co.1957-00-001967-00-00U.S.205126
Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp. (Wilson Marine Transit Co., Mgrs.-Cleveland, OH)1967-00-001968-00-00U.S.205126
Litton Systems, Inc. (Wilson Marine Transit Co., Mgrs.-Cleveland, OH)1968-00-001973-00-00U.S.205126
Kinsman Marine Transit Co.1973-00-001973-00-00U.S.205126
Marine Salvage, Ltd.1973-00-001973-00-00CANADA