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Last Edited: 2026-02-05 10:18:48 AM




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Diamond Alkali
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Diamond Alkali
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Diamond Alkali (1964/09)
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Diamond Alkali (1975/09/28)
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Diamond Alkali (1975/09/28)
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Buffalo (1977)
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Buffalo (1977/08)
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Saginaw Bay (1980/11/23)
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Saginaw Bay (1982)
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Saginaw Bay (1982/03/20)
  IMO: 5089556  
Details/Construction
Builder:Great Lakes Engineering WorksLocation:Ecorse, Michigan, United StatesHull #:166
Keel Layed:1916/11/08Launched:1917/04/26Commissioned:1917/06/19
Propulsion
Year: 1964Type:1 Nordberg 16-cylinder diesel engineOutput:4320 bhp (3178 kW) - 13.0 knots
Manufacturer:Nordberg Manufacturing Corporation - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
 
Dimensions
Year: 1939Length (oa):179.38 m (588.5 ft)Gross Tonnage:8409
Length (lbp):176.79 m (580.0 ft)Net Tonnage:6661
Beam:18.34 m (60.2 ft)Dead Weight:13717
Depth:9.76 m (32.0 ft)Displacement:
Draft:6.563 m (21.5 ft) 
Change Description:Converted 1939 to self-unloader at Manitowoc, Wisconsin by the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Corporation
Owner HistoryFleet History
OwnerManagerFromUntil
Buffalo Steamship Company - Cleveland, Ohio, USAMitchell & Company - USA1917/061922/08/15
American Steamship Company - Buffalo, New YorkBoland & Cornelius - USA1922/08/151985/08
FleetFromUntil
Buffalo Steamship Company - Cleveland, Ohio1917/061922/08
American Steamship Company - Buffalo, New York1922/081985/08
Name HistoryRegistration History
NameUntil
Frank H. Goodyear1939
Diamond Alkali1976
Buffalo1978
Saginaw Bay1985/08
NumberPortCall SignMMSIFromUntil
US 215204 Fairport, Ohio, United States 1917/06 1922/08
US 215204 Buffalo, New York, United States WB5603 1922/08 1985/08
Disposition
Description/LocationScrapped at Vigo, Spain by R. Diez Martinez
Arrival at Yard1985/08/08Beached:Work Began:
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