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Homer D. Williams
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Homer D. Williams
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Homer D. Williams (1962/09)
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Homer D. Williams (1966/06)
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Homer D. Williams (1974)
  IMO: 5153937  
Details/Construction
Builder:American Ship Building CompanyLocation:Lorain, Ohio, United StatesHull #:720
Keel Layed:Launched:1917/04/21Commissioned:1917/06/27
Propulsion
Year: 1951Type:1 GE triple expansion steam engineOutput:3000 shp (2238 kW) - 11.5 knots
Manufacturer:General Electric Company - Lynn, Massachusetts, USA
 
Dimensions
As builtLength (oa):182.89 m (600.0 ft)Gross Tonnage:8369
Length (lbp):176.79 m (580.0 ft)Net Tonnage:6656
Beam:18.34 m (60.2 ft)Dead Weight:14011
Depth:9.76 m (32.0 ft)Displacement:
Draft:6.674 m (21.9 ft) 
Owner HistoryFleet History
OwnerManagerFromUntil
Pittsburgh Steamship Company - Duluth, Minnesota, United States1917/061951/07
United States Steel Corporation - USA1951/071967
United States Steel Great Lakes Fleet - USA19671984
FleetFromUntil
United States Steel Corporation1917/061984
Name HistoryRegistration History
NameUntil
Homer D. Williams1984
NumberPortCall SignMMSIFromUntil
US 215159 Duluth, Minnesota, United States WA5839 1917/06 1949
US 215159 Wilmington, Delaware, United States WA5839 1949 1951/07
US 215159 New York, NY, United States WA5839 1951/07 1981/07
Disposition
Description/LocationScrapped at Thunder Bay, Ontario by the Azcon Corporation.
Arrival at Yard1981/07/25Beached:Work Began:1984
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