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Ship owner: Boland & Cornelius; Buckeye Steamship Co.; U.S. Maritime Commission

Ship builder: American Ship Building Co., Lorain, Ohio

Engine builder: American Ship Building Co., Lorain, Ohio

Year ship built: 1943

Year engine built: 1943

Final disposition: Scrapped in Taiwan, 1989.

Notes:

Converted to self-unloader in 1964

Remarks:

Owners:

(1) U. S. Maritime Commission, Washington, D.C.

(2) Buckeye Steamship Company, Cleveland, Ohio

(3) Boland & Cornelius, Buffalo, New York (1964)

Registry number: US 243685

Hull number: 1010

Vessel type: Bulk Freighter

Height: 30.2

Width: 60.2

Length: 604.8

Stroke length: 48

Gross tonnage: 8758

Net tonnage: 6472

Materials: Steel

Engine type: Lentz Poppet Valve

Piston 1: 20 7/8

Piston 2: 20 7/8

Piston 3: 50

Piston 4: 50

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