MERCURY (1937, Tank Vessel)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
MERCURY
Also known as:
LUBROLAKE
Year of Build:
1937
Official Number:
236327
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Beaumont, Texas, United States
Vessel Type:
Tank Vessel
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
116
Builder Name:
Pennsylvania Shipyard Inc
Original Owner:
Cleveland Tankers Inc
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
2 oil
# Cylinders:
6
Propulsion Notes:
930 hp engine built by Winston Engine Manufacturing Co, 1937
Hull Dimensions
Length:
251'
Beam:
43'
Depth:
16'
Tonnage (gross):
1518
Tonnage (net):
1182
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Sable Island
Date:
2 Dec 1967
How:
Wrecked
Notes:
Wrecked on Sable Island while bound for Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, while in tow of the IRVING BEACH
History
Chronology:

1937 Owned Cleveland Tankers Inc

1948 Owned Lakeland Tankers Ltd; C 178932; renamed LUBROLAKE

1967 Owned United Metals & Refining Ltd

1967 Owned Superior Sea Products Ltd (Irving); wrecked on December 2

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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