LST-1063 (1945, Naval Vessel)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
LST-1063
Also known as:
POLARIS
Year of Build:
1945
Official Number:
U.S. NAVY
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Hingham, Massachusetts, United States
Vessel Type:
Naval Vessel
Additional vessel types:
Tank Vessel
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
3453
Builder Name:
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Co
Original Owner:
U.S. Navy
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
2 oil
# Cylinders:
12
Propulsion Notes:
9" x 10 1/2", 1800 hp engine built by General Motors Corporation, 1945
Hull Dimensions
Length:
309'
Beam:
50'
Depth:
25' 2"
Tonnage (gross):
3748
Tonnage (net):
2956
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Ashtabula, Ohio
Date:
1977
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1945 Owned U.S. Navy

1949 Owned Cleveland Tankers Inc; converted to tanker by Moore Drydock Co, Oakland, CA; US 257395; renamed POLARIS

1977 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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