North Star (Propeller, 1909)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: St. Clair, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Propeller
Hull Materials:: Steel
Builder Name:: Great Lakes Engineering Works
Ownership Notes:: Mutual Transit Company, (1909-1916); Great Lakes Engineer Works, (1916); Great Lakes Tanasit Company, (1916-1942); United States Maritime Commission, (1942-1947); Merivienti A/E O/Y (Helsinki, Finland), (1947-1954;

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

March 25, 1910: Port: Port Burwell Number: 13 of 1910
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 4-9-1910
April 9, 1910: Port: Detroit Number: 83 of 1910
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-29-1910
April 29, 1910: Port: Buffalo Number: 60 of 1910
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Buffalo 4-7-1915
April 7, 1915: Port: Buffalo
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Propeller, North Star (1909-1928);
b. Propeller, H. A. Scandrett (1928-1947);
c. Propeller, Hamina (1947-1954)
Nationality:: American (909-1947); Finland (1947-1954)

Notes

General notes:: Hull #70; 1942, taken to Gulf coast via Mississippi River; Rebuilt for ocean service by Alabama Drydock & Shipbuilding Company, Mobile, Alabama, (1942-1943);
10/00/1954, sold to Belgian shipbreakers for scrapping; Double bottom used as Mooring pontoon, in flushing outer harbor; Double bottom towed to flushing inner harbor in May-1982 and broken up;
Sources:: 1. Wright's Master Sheet;

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