Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Lake Fairton (Propeller, 1919)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Lake Fairton
Also known as:
Detroit - Wayne; Raritan
Year of Build:
1919
Rebuilt:
1. 1940;
Official Number:
219258
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Wyandotte, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Hull Materials:
Steel
Builder Name:
Detroit Ship Building Company
Ownership Notes:
United States Shipping Board, (1919-1932); United States Army (Corps of Engineers), (1933-1940); Raritan Steamship Corporation, (1940-1952);
Hull Dimensions
1919
Length: 251' Width/Beam: 43.6' Depth: 26.1'
Tonnage
1919
Gross: 2,606 Net: 1,612
1940
Gross: 2,649 Net: 1,614
History
Classification:
0. Laid down as Propeller, Lake Fairton (1919);
a. Propeller, Detroit - Wayne (1919-1940);
b. Propeller, Rariton (1940-1942)
Nationality:
American (1919-1942)
Chronology:

1. 2/28.1942, Frying Pan Shoals, (seaward edge, North Carolina, ashore and hull broke up;

Notes
General notes:
Hull #271; Rebuilt as a cargo vessel in 1940; She was used for flood control hulk by Corps of Engineers, (1932-1940)'
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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