Walter Q. Gresham (Propeller, 1896)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Cleveland, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Propeller
Additional vessel types:: Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:: Steel
Builder Name:: Globe Iron Works
Ownership Notes:: United States Treasury Department, (1896-1934); Allen, Nicholas D., (1946-1947); Weston Trading Company, (1947-1949);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

History

Classification:: a. Propeller, Walter Q. Gresham (1896-1904);
b. Propeller, Gresham (1904-1934);
c. Propeller (Tug), T. V. McAllister (1946-1947);
d. Propeller (Tug), Trade Winds (1947-1949);
e. Propeller (Tug), Hatvikva (1949-1951)
Nationality:: American (1896-1947); Honduras, (1947-1949); Israel (1949-1951);

Notes

General notes:: She was scrapped at Shemen Beach, east of Haifa Harbour, in 1951;
As "Trade Winds", she carried 1,500 refugees from Italy to Palestine, 5/17/1947;
She was commissioned by Revenue Cutter Service on 5/30/1897 and served at the following: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, (1897-1898); Boston, Mass., (1898-1900); New York, N.Y., (1900-1904); New London, Conn., (1904-1906); Boston, Mass., (1906-1917); United States Navy, (1917-1919); Boston, Mass., (1919-1923); New York, N. Y., (1923-1930); Stapleton, N. Y., (1930-1931); Mobile, Ala., (1931-1934); She was dropped from revenue service in 1934;
Sources:: 1. Wright's Master Sheet;
2. Naval Architectural Drawings: American Ship Building Co. & Predecessors, (1867-1920);

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