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Laketon (1955/06)
  IMO: 2200036  
Details/Construction
Builder:American Ship Building CompanyLocation:Cleveland, Ohio, United StatesHull #:416
Keel Layed:Launched:Commissioned:1903/07
Propulsion
As builtType:1 triple expansion steam engine (20", 33.5" & 55" x 42")Output:10.0 knots
Manufacturer:American Ship Building Company - Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Year: 1946Type:1 quadruple expansion steam engine (18.5", 31" & 2 x 38.5" x 30")Output:12.0 knots
Manufacturer:John Inglis Engine Company - Toronto, Ontario, Canada (from the retired/scrapped WWII corvette Port Arthur)
 
Dimensions
As builtLength (oa):132.9 m (436.0 ft)Gross Tonnage:4423
Length (lbp):Net Tonnage:3248
Beam:15.2 m (50.0 ft)Dead Weight:8460
Depth:Displacement:
Draft:6.0 m (19.75 ft) 
Owner HistoryFleet History
OwnerManagerFromUntil
Zenith Steamship Company - Duluth, Minnesota, USAG.A. Tomlinson - USA1903/071917/05
Reid Wrecking Company1917/051917/10
Mathews Steamship Company - Toronto, Ontario, Canada1917/101931
Colonial Steamships Ltd. - Port Colborne, OntarioScott Misener - Canada19331959
Scott Misener Steamships Ltd. - Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada19591965
Crosbie & Company - Newfoundland, Canada19651967
FleetFromUntil
Mathews Steamship Company - Toronto, Ontario1917/101931
Colonial Steamships Ltd. - Port Colborne, Ontario19331959
Scott Misener Steamships Ltd. - Port Colborne, Ontario19591965
Name HistoryRegistration History
NameUntil
Saxona1918
Laketon1968/01
NumberPortCall SignMMSIFromUntil
US 200036 Cleveland, Ohio, United States 1903/06 1903/07
US 200036 Duluth, Minnesota, United States 1903/07 1917
Can 137906 Toronto, Ontario, Canada VGMF 1918 1968/01
Disposition
Description/Location
Arrival at YardBeached:Work Began:
LostSank near the Azores, Atlantic Ocean (39.42N/30.36W) while under tow for scrapping in Vado, ItalyDate:1968/01/01

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