CHESTER (1931, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
CHESTER
Also known as:
LOURIVAL LISBOA; GUARARAPES
Year of Build:
1931
Official Number:
230959
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
River Rouge, Michigan, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Additional vessel types:
Barge
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
277
Builder Name:
Great Lakes Engineering Works
Original Owner:
Ford Motor Co
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Hull Dimensions
Length:
300'
Beam:
43'
Depth:
20'
Tonnage (gross):
1819
Tonnage (net):
1129
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Off Olida, Brazil
Date:
1956
How:
Grounded
History
Chronology:

1931 Owned Ford Motor Co

1942 Owned U.S. Maritime Commission

1946 Owned in Brazil

1947 Renamed LOURIVAL LISBOA

1949 Renamed GUARARAPES

1956 Being used as a barge; grounded off Olida, Brazil and broke its back. Out of documentation June 25

Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
(989)356-6188
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