Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Cornucopia (Propeller, 1919)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Cornucopia
Also known as:
Cornore; Belize
Year of Build:
1919
Official Number:
218057
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Hull Materials:
Steel
Builder Name:
Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company
Ownership Notes:
United States Shipping Board, (1919-1925); Webb, Charles F., (1925-1928); Webb Steamship Company, (1928-1929); O'Boyle, Anthony, (1929-1930); Ore Steamship Corporation, (1930-1937); Rederi A/S Nidaros, (1937-1942);
Hull Dimensions
1919
Length: 250.5' Width/Beam: 43.7' Depth: 23.1'
Tonnage
1919
Gross: 2,153 Net: 1,280
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, Cornucopia (1919-1930);
b. Propeller, Cornore (1930-1937);
c. Propeller, Belize (1937-1942)
Nationality:
American (1919-1937); Norway (1937-1942);
Chronology:

1. 1/00/1942, Atlantic Ocean, sunk; Vessel departed New York on 1/15/1942, headed for St. John, New Brunswick; Nothing more was heard from her until a lifeboat containing bodies of four crewmen were found on 1/24/1942;

Notes
General notes:
Hull # 104;
Sources:
1. John Poole's notes;
2. 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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