GANANDOC (1929, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
GANANDOC
Also known as:
SUGARLAND
Year of Build:
1929
Official Number:
161571
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Wallsend-On-Tyne, United Kingdom
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
1383
Builder Name:
Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd
Original Owner:
Paterson Steamship Ltd
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 15"-25"-40"; 33" stroke
# Boilers:
2 Scotch
Propulsion Notes:
750 hp; engine and boilers built by vessel builder, 1929
Hull Dimensions
Length:
252.8'
Beam:
43.4'
Depth:
20'
Tonnage (gross):
1924
Tonnage (net):
1144
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Coast of Mexico
Date:
27 Nov 1961
How:
Stranded and abandoned
History
Chronology:

1929 Owned Paterson Steamship Ltd

1940 Owned War Shipping Board

1954 Deepened 4' by Davie Shipbuilding Ltd, Lauzon, QUE

1961 Owned Sugarland Ships Ltd; renamed SUGARLAND

1961 Stranded on coast of Mexico November 27; abandoned

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
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