LST-987 (1944, Naval Vessel)

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Identification

Vessel name:: LST-987
Also known as:: MILLARD COUNTY; ESPERANCE III; COLUMBUS
Year of Build:: 1944
Official Number:: U.S. NAVY

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Vessel Type:: Naval Vessel
Additional vessel types:: Dredge
Hull Materials:: Steel
Builder Name:: U.S. Naval Shipyards
Original Owner:: U.S. Navy

Power

Propulsion:: Screw
Engine Type:: 2 oil
# Cylinders:: 12
Propulsion Notes:: 8.5" x 10", 1800 hp engine built by General Motors Corporation, 1944

Hull Dimensions

Length:: 310.2'
Beam:: 50'
Depth:: 22.15'

History

Chronology:

1944 Owned U.S. Navy

1955 Renamed MILLARD COUNTY

1961 Owned Federal German Navy

1973 Owned Zandzuig & Transportbedrijf H.G. & G.D. Blomberg B.V.; converted to hopper dredge by N.V. Scheepswerf En Machinefabriek "De Merwede", Hardinxveld, Netherlands; renamed ESPERANCE III

1979 Owned C. de Co. Maritime Construction Inc; US 590658

1980 Owned American International Dredge Corporation

1986 Owned B & B Dredging Corporation; renamed COLUMBUS

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