Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Sekstant (Propeller, 1916)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Sekstant
Also known as:
Nordstrand; Maurice Tracy
Year of Build:
1916
Rebuilt:
1. 1925;
2. 1926;
Official Number:
225917
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Ashtabula, Ohio
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Hull Materials:
Steel
Builder Name:
Great Lakes Engineering Works
Ownership Notes:
Akties Sekstant, (1916-1917); A/S D/S Sekstant, (1917); A/S Stadt (1926); M & J. Tracy, Inc., (1926-1944);
Hull Dimensions
1916
Length: 253.3' Width/Beam: 43.6' Depth: 25.4'
1926
Length: 253' Width/Beam: 43.5' Depth: 27.5'
Tonnage
1026
Gross: 2,468 Net: 1,509
1916
Gross: 2,481 Net: 1,495
1925
Gross: 2,669 Net: 1,468
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, Sekstant (1916- );
b. Propeller, Nordstrand ( -1926);
c. Propeller, Maurice Tracy (1926-1944)
Nationality:
Norway (1916-1926); American (1926-1944)
Chronology:
1. 12/00/1916, Hoffman Island, ashore and released;
2. 6/16/1944, Atlantic Ocean, (position 39.53N x 73.68W), collision, (Propeller, Billingsley), sunk;
Notes
General notes:
Hull #160; She was ordered built by Adler & Company, but was sold on the stocks to Sekstant Joint Stock Company;
Sources:
1. John Poole's notes;
2. Wright's Master Sheet;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
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