Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Cottonwood (Propeller, 1918)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Cottonwood
Also known as:
Adria; Coity Castle; Stanburn
Year of Build:
1918
Rebuilt:
1. 1939;
2. 1946;
Official Number:
21742
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Ecorse, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
Great Lakes Engineering Works
Ownership Notes:
United States Shipping Board, (1918-1922); Davidson Steamship Company, (1922-1937); Maritime & Commerciale, (1937-1939); Branch Steamship Company, Ltd., (1939-1944); British Ministry of War Transport, (1944-1946); Stanhope Steamship Company, Ltd., (1946-1946);
Hull Dimensions
1918
Length: 253.4' Width/Beam: 43.7' Depth: 24.5'
Tonnage
1918
Gross: 2,450 Net: 1,425
1939
Gross: 2,767 Net: 1,797
1946
Gross: 2,768
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, Cottonwood (1918-1937);
b. Propeller, Adria (1937-1939);
c. Propeller, Coity Castle (1939-1946);
d. Propeller, Stanburn (1946-1946)
Nationality:
American (1918-1937); Panama (1937-1939); Great Britain, (1939-1946);
Chronology:
1. 00/00/1027, Copper Mine Point, Lake Superior, ashore and released;
2. 11/27/1944, Dagenham Kent, Great Britain, collision, ashore and released;
3. 10/27/1946, North of Kerkenna Bank, off Tunisian Coast, (35.15N x 11.55E), struck a submerged object and sunk; She was on a voyage in ballast from Algiers for SFaz;
Notes
General notes:
Hull #211;
Sources:
1. Wright's Master Sheet;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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