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Last Edited: 2024-02-02 11:47:12 PM




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Albert E. Heekin (1953/09/03)
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Silver Bay (1963/08)
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Silver Bay (1975)
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Judith M. Pierson (1980)
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Fernglen (1983/03/05)
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Fernglen (1985/04/30)
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Fernglen (1985/04/30)
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Fernglen (1985/04/30)
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Fernglen (1985/04/30)
  IMO: 5328093  
Details/Construction
Builder:American Ship Building CompanyLocation:Lorain, Ohio, United StatesHull #:723
Keel Layed:Launched:1917/09/15Commissioned:1917/10/11
Propulsion
As builtType:1 triple expansion engine (23.5", 38" & 63" x 42")Output:1900 ihp (1417 kW) - 11.0 knots
Manufacturer:American Ship Building Company - Lorain, Ohio, USA
 
Dimensions
As builtLength (oa):167.6 m (550.0 ft)Gross Tonnage:7031
Length (lbp):160.0 m (525.0 ft)Net Tonnage:5641
Beam:17.7 m (58.0 ft)Dead Weight:
Depth:9.4 m (31.0 ft)Displacement:
Draft:2.4 m (7.8 ft) 
Owner HistoryFleet History
OwnerManagerFromUntil
Producers Steamship Company - Cleveland, Ohio, USAM.A. Hanna & Company - USA1917/101937/02
National Steel Corporation - Cleveland, Ohio, USA1937/021955
Wilson Transit Company - Cleveland, Ohio, USA19551957/01
Republic Steel Corporation - Cleveland, Ohio, USAWilson Marine Transit Company - USA1957/011971/02
Kinsman Marine Transit Company - Cleveland, Ohio, USA1971/021975/01
Robert Pierson Holdings Ltd. - Hamilton, Ontario, Canada1975/011982/08
P&H Shipping Ltd. - Mississauga, Ontario, Canada1982/081984/12
FleetFromUntil
Kinsman Marine Transit Company - Cleveland, Ohio1971/021975/01
Soo River Company - Mississauga, Ontario1975/011982/08
P&H Shipping Company - Mississauga, Ontario1982/081984/12
Name HistoryRegistration History
NameUntil
William A. Amberg1932
Albert E. Heekin1955
Silver Bay1975
Judith M. Pierson1982
Fernglen
NumberPortCall SignMMSIFromUntil
US 215708 Fairport, Ohio, United States 1917/10 1932
US 215708 Wilmington, Delaware, United States 1932 1975/01
Can 369239 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada VA2846 1975/01 1985/04
Disposition
Description/LocationScrapped at Port Maitland by Port Maitland Shipbreaking
Arrival at Yard1985/05/01Beached:Work Began:
LostLaid up at Toronto, Ontario for the last time on 10 November 1982Date:

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