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Created: 2018-11-16 7:47:02 PM
Last Edited: 2023-10-16 10:15:15 PM

Charles M. Schwab	Charles M. Schwab (1966/10)	Charles M. Schwab (1974)	Pierson Daughters (1978/06)
Pierson Daughters (1980/08/09)	Pierson Daughters (1980/08/09)	Beechglen (1983/05)	Beechglen (1985/01/15)
Beechglen (1985/07/04)	Beechglen (1987)	Beechglen (1987/05/03)	Beechglen (1987/05/03)
Beechglen (1988/08)	Beechglen (1988/09/01)	Beechglen (1988/09/01)	Beechglen (1988/09/10)
Beechglen (1990)	Beechglen (1991/05/01)	Beechglen (1991/05/01)	Beechglen (1991/05/05)
Beechglen (1991/08)	Beechglen (1991/08)	Beechglen (1993/05/08)	Beechglen (1993/06)

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Details/Construction
Builder:	American Shipbuilding Company	Location:	Cleveland, Ohio, United States	Hull #:	496
Builder 2:	Bethlehem-Sparrows Point Shipyard	Location 2:	Sparrows Point, Maryland, United States	Hull #:	4372
Keel Layed:		Launched:	1942/08/22	Commissioned:	1942/09

Propulsion
As built	Type:	1 steam turbine engine	Output:	3960 shp (2913 kW) - 14.0 Knots
	Manufacturer:	Bethlehem Steel Company - Quincy, Massachusetts, USA

Dimensions
Year: 1961	Length (oa):	207.27 m (680.0 ft)	Gross Tonnage:	10542
	Length (lbp):	202.67 m (664.9 ft)	Net Tonnage:	8144
	Beam:	18.34 m (60.2 ft)	Dead Weight:	14808
	Depth:	9.76 m (32.0 ft)	Displacement:
	Draft:	6.673 m (21.9 ft)

Owner History

Fleet History

Owner	Manager	From	Until
P&H Shipping Ltd. - Mississauga, Ontario, Canada		1982	1994

Fleet

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Name History

Registration History

Name	Until
Gulfport	1961
Charles M. Schwab	1975
Pierson Daughters	1982
Beechglen	1994

Number	Port	Call Sign	MMSI	From	Until
Can 370154	Hamilton, Ontario, Canada	VGRK		1975	1994/08

Description

Built at 141.1m (8081gt/13000dw). Converted to a bulk carrier by joining the bow and cargo sections of the Charles M. Schwab, along with a new section, to the stern of the Gulfport in 1961.

Disposition
Description/Location	Scrapped at Port Maitland, Ontario.
Arrival at Yard	1994/08/25	Beached:	Work Began:
Lost			Date:

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