Also known as:

AMERICAN VALOR

Year of Build:

1953

Official Number:

265621

Built at:

Lorain, Ohio, United States

Vessel Type:

Bulk Freighter

Hull Materials:

Steel

Builder Name:

American Shipbuilding Co.

Original Owner:

Columbia Transportation

Propulsion:

Screw

Engine Type:

Steam turbine

# Cylinders:

2

# Boilers:

2 water tube

Propulsion Notes:

7700ho, engine built by Westinghouse Electric Corp., 1953; boilers built by Foster-Wheeler Corp., 1953

Length:

620'

Beam:

70'

Depth:

36'

Tonnage (gross):

11,654

Tonnage (net):

8675

1953 Owned Columbia Transportation Co

1974 Lengthened 120'

1982 Converted to self-unloader

1994 Owned Oglebay Norton Co

2006 Owned American Steamship Co., renamed AMERICAN VALOR