Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Traverse (Propeller, 1945)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Traverse
Also known as:
Coastal Merchant; Norlantic; Leif Viking
Year of Build:
1945
Rebuilt:
1. 1960;
Official Number:
248684
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Hull Materials:
Steel
Builder Name:
L. D. Smith Shipbuilding Company
Ownership Notes:
U. S. Maritime Commission, (1945-1946); D/S A/S laly, (1946-1962); White Marine Equipment Company, Inc., (1962);
Hull Dimensions
1945
Length: 323.9' Width/Beam: 50.1' Depth: 26.5'
Tonnage
1945
Gross: 3,805 Net: 2,123
1960
Gross: 3,912 Net: 2,660
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, Traverse (1945-1945);
b. Propeller, Coastal Merchant (1945-1946);
c. Propeller, Norlantic (1946-1959);
d. Propeller, Leif Viking (1959-1962)
Nationality:
American (1945-1946); Norway (1946-1962)
Chronology:

1. 1/7/1962, off the coast of Rhode Island, ashore and released;

Notes
General notes:
Hull #336; She was built as C1-M-AV1 class cargo vessel for U. S. Maritime Commission; She was to be acquired as AK-216 by U. S. Navy, but ending of World War ii made this unnecessary;
1962, she was scrapped by Witte Marine Equipment Company, Inc., Rossville, Stten Island, New York;
Sources:
1. Wright's Master Sheet;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:
75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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