Chatham (Propeller, 1944)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Vessel Type:: Propeller
Hull Materials:: Steel
Builder Name:: Froemming Brothers, Inc.
Ownership Notes:: United States Maritime Commission (1944-1945); United States Navy, (1945-1946; United States Maritime Commission, (1946-1947); Koninklijke Nedeerlansche Steamboat MaatschappiJ, New York, (1947-1963); Bahamas Line, (1963-1972);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

History

Classification:: a. Propeller, AK-169 (U.S. Navy) 1945-1948;
b. Propeller, Chatham 1946-1947;
c. Propeller, Helena 1947-1963;
d. Propeller, Lincoln Express 1963-1978
Nationality:: American (1944-1947); Netherlands (1947-1963); Panama (19663-1973)
Chronology:: 1. 12/14/1972, 18.35N x 66.29W. 23, lost off Puerto Rico, ruptured below the water line and sunk, (19 lives lost; She was on voyage Santo Domingo for San Juan, Puerto Rico;

Notes

General notes:: Hull #14; Launched as C1-M-!V1 class cargo vessel for U. S. Maritime Commission, Required by U. S. Navy on 1/20/1945 and commissioned on 2/22/1945; Arrived at Pearl Harbor on 5/6/1945 with cargo for Eniwrtok, Saipan and Guam Returned to San Francisco on 7/18/1945; Cleared there on August 13, with stops at Okinawa, Guam, Manus, Saipan, Eniwetok and the Philippines; Returned to San Francisco on 1/30/1946; Then sailed to Baltimore, Ma., where she was decommissioned on 4/2/1946; Returned to Maritime Commission on 4/4/1946;
Sources:: 1. Wright's Master Sheet;

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