Other name(s): Dolomite No. 2; Motorex
Ship owner: Dolomite Corp.; Drake & Maytham; General Transit Co.; Gilchrist Transportation Co.; Seaboard Transportation Co.
Ship builder: Chicago Ship Building Co., Chicago, Illinois
Engine builder: H. G. Trout
Year ship built: 1892
Year engine built: 1892
Final disposition: Lost by enemy action, June 18, 1942, near Colon, C.Z in position 10.10N x 81.30W.
Notes:
Abandoned 1935. Steam Engines Removed in 1937 and replaced by twin diesel 8 cylinder engines made by American Locomotive Company. Vessel rebuilt in 1937 by Dolomite Marine Corporation (hull #2), Rochester, New York and named changed to Dolomite No. 2 and redocumented in 1938. Sold British 1942 and name changed to Motorex.
Remarks:
Names:
b) Dolomite No. 2 (1938)
c) Motorex (British) (1942)
Owners:
1) Drake & Maytham, Buffalo, New York
2) Gilchrist Transportation Co., Cleveland, Ohio
3) General Transit Co.
4) Dolomite Corp., Rochester, New York
5) Seaboard Transporation Co., New York, New York
6) British owner?
Registry number: US. 145631
Hull number: 6
Vessel type: Freighter
Height: 21.3
Width: 41.3
Length: 286
Stroke length: 45
Gross tonnage: 2329
Net tonnage: 1972
Materials: Steel
Engine type: Triple expansion
Piston 1: 19
Piston 2: 35
Piston 3: 52