COMET (1913, Tank Vessel)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
COMET
Also known as:
COMETA
Year of Build:
1913
Official Number:
211398
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Lorain, Ohio, United States
Vessel Type:
Tank Vessel
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
705
Builder Name:
American Shipbuilding Co.
Original Owner:
Standard Transportation Co
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 19"-31"-54", 42" stroke
# Boilers:
2 Scotch 14' 6" x 11' 6"
Propulsion Notes:
650 hp; engine and boilers built by vessel builder, 1913
Hull Dimensions
Length:
250'
Beam:
43'
Depth:
25'
Tonnage (gross):
2486
Tonnage (net):
1258
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Ashtabula, Ohio
Date:
1973
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1913 Owned Standard Transportation Co

1927 Owned Huastea Petroleum Co., Mexico

1933 Renamed COMETA

1934 Owned Marine Tankers Inc; renamed COMET

1940 Owned Cleveland Tankers Inc; lengthened 72' by American Shipbuilding Co, Lorain, OH

1973 Scrapped in Ashtabula, OH

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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