LOUIS McHENRY HOWE (1945, Other)

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Identification

Vessel name:: LOUIS McHENRY HOWE
Also known as:: TOM M. GIRDLER
Year of Build:: 1945
Official Number:: 249104

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Vancouver, Washington, United States
Vessel Type:: Other
Hull Materials:: Steel
Hull Number:: 513
Builder Name:: Kaiser Company
Original Owner:: U.S. Maritime Commission

Power

Propulsion:: Screw
Engine Type:: Steam turbine
# Cylinders:: 2
# Boilers:: 2 water tube
Propulsion Notes:: 9900hp engine built by Joshua Hendy Iron Works, 1946; boilers built by Babcock & Wilcox Co, 1946

Final Disposition

Final Location:: Bombay, India
Date:: 1980
How:: Scrapped

History

Chronology:

1945 Owned U.S. Maritime Commission; renamed TOM M. GIRDLER

1951 Owned Nicholson Universal Steamship Co; converted to bulk carrier by Maryland Drydock Co, Baltimore, MD; forebody constructed by Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp.

1952 Owned Republic Steel Corporation

1972 Owned Cleveland Cliffs Steamship Co

1980 Scrapped in India

Contact

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