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Robert J. Paisley

Robert J. Paisley (1958/06/29)

Robert J. Paisley (1966/06)

IMO:

2127583

Details/Construction
Builder:	Superior Ship Building Company	Location:	West Superior, Wisconsin, United States	Hull #:	502
Keel Layed:		Launched:	1901/09/21	Commissioned:	1901/10/11

Propulsion
As built	Type:	1 triple expansion steam engine (21.2", 35.25" & 58.5" x 42")	Output:	1500 ihp - 11.0 knots
	Manufacturer:	Superior Ship Building Company - West Superior, Wisconsin, United States

Dimensions
Year: 1929	Length (oa):	126.2 m (414.0 ft)	Gross Tonnage:	4260
	Length (lbp):	122.4 m (401.6 ft)	Net Tonnage:	3137
	Beam:	14.7 m (48.2 ft)	Dead Weight:	6200
	Depth:	8.5 m (28.0 ft)	Displacement:
	Draft:	6.2 m (20.2 ft)
	Change Description:	Converted to a scraper type self unloading bulk carrier in 1929 at Sturgeon, Bay, Wisconsin by the Sturgeon Bay Shipbuilding & Drydock Company

Owner History

Fleet History

Owner	Manager	From	Until
Christopher Steamship Company - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA	W.H. Meyer - USA	1901/10	1923/05/15
Morrow Steamship Company - Cleveland, Ohio, USA	Cliffs Iron Company - USA	1923/05/15	1954
Columbia Transportation Company - Cleveland, Ohio, USA		1954	1958/03
Oglebay Norton Company - Cleveland, Ohio, USA		1958/03	1965/02
Marine Salvage Ltd. - Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada		1965/02	1965/05
Algonquin Corporation Ltd. - Canada	Hall Corporation of Canada - Canada	1965/05	1969

Fleet	From	Until
Oglebay Norton Company - Cleveland, Ohio	1958/03	1965/05
Hall Corporation of Canada - Toronto, Ontario	1965/05	1969

Name History

Registration History

Number	Port	Call Sign	MMSI	From	Until
US 127583	Wilmington, Delaware, United States	WB2106		1901/10	1965/02
Br 317472	Nassau, Bahamas			1965/05	1969

Disposition
Description/Location	Scrapped at Hamilton, Ontario by United Metals
Arrival at Yard	1969/05/15	Beached:	Work Began:
Lost	Grounded off Michigan City, Michigan and seriously damaged		Date:	1966/10/04