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Created: 2018-11-18 12:09:01 PM
Last Edited: 2024-12-06 9:42:11 PM

Benson Ford	Benson Ford (1964/08)	Benson Ford (1967/10)	Benson Ford (1970/10)
Benson Ford (1973)	Benson Ford (1974)	Benson Ford (1980)	John Dykstra (1983/06/26)
John Dykstra (1984)	John Dykstra (1985)	John Dykstra (1986/05/17)	John Dykstra (1986/09)

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Details/Construction
Builder:	Great Lakes Engineering Works	Location:	Ecorse, Michigan, United States	Hull #:	245
Keel Layed:	1923/11/26	Launched:	1924/04/26	Commissioned:	1924/08

Propulsion
As built	Type:	1 Doxford 4-cylinder diesel engine	Output:	3000 bhp (2238 kW) - 11.0 knots
	Manufacturer:	Sun Shipbuilding Company - Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Dimensions
As built	Length (oa):	186.54 m (612.0 ft)	Gross Tonnage:	8193
	Length (lbp):	181.34 m (594.9 ft)	Net Tonnage:	5193
	Beam:	18.95 m (62.2 ft)	Dead Weight:	13095
	Depth:	9.76 m (32.0 ft)	Displacement:
	Draft:	6.563 m (21.5 ft)

Owner History

Fleet History

Owner	Manager	From	Until
Ford Motor Company - Detroit, Michigan, USA		1924/08	1982/01
Frank J. Sullivan - USA		1982/01	1983

Fleet	From	Until
Ford Motor Company - Dearborn, Michigan	1924/08	1987

Name History

Registration History

Name	Until
Benson Ford	1983
John Dykstra	1986/07

Number	Port	Call Sign	MMSI	From	Until
US 223909	Detroit, Michigan, United States	WB9995		1924/08	1986/07

Description

Retired from active service at end of 1981 season.

The bow section and superstructure was retained and sited on a clifftop overlooking Lake Erie, having been converted into a four-storey house. The interior has been modernised, but the original décor of wooden panelling, etc. has been retained.

Disposition
Description/Location	Scrapped at Humberstone, Ontario by Dwor Metals
Arrival at Yard	1986/07/12	Beached:	Work Began:
Lost			Date:

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