LST-885 (1944, Naval Vessel)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
LST-885
Also known as:
GASPEDOC; VEDALIN; WITSHOAL
Year of Build:
1944
Official Number:
U.S. NAVY
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Vessel Type:
Naval Vessel
Additional vessel types:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
2276
Builder Name:
Dravo Corporation
Original Owner:
U.S. Navy
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
2 oil
# Cylinders:
12
Propulsion Notes:
8 1/2" x 10", 1800 hp engine built by General Motors Corporation, 1944
Hull Dimensions
Length:
316'
Beam:
50'
Depth:
24.5'
Tonnage (gross):
3638
Tonnage (net):
2384
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Georgetown, Cayman Islands
Date:
1980
How:
Wrecked
Notes:
Exact date unknown - early 1980s
History
Chronology:

1944 Owend U.S. Navy

1948 Owned Tex-O-Kan Flour Mills Co

1951 Owned N.M. Paterson & Sons Ltd; converted to bulk carrier by Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co Ltd, Lauzon, QUE; C 179588; renamed GASPEDOC

1968 Owned Steel Factors Ltd; renamed VEDALIN

1968 Owned Challenger Ltd, Panama; renamed WITSHOAL

1973 Owned Witshoal Corporation

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Contact
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USA
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