MOTOR I (1917, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
MOTOR I
Also known as:
LAKE MOHONK; ASTMAHCO III; ORMIDALE; JUPITER; BLUEFIELDS
Year of Build:
1917
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Note: ??
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
81
Builder Name:
Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co
Original Owner and Location:
Berg Hansen, Oslo, Norway
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Hull Dimensions
Length:
250'
Beam:
43'
Depth:
20'
Tonnage (gross):
2124
Tonnage (net):
1667
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, Atlantic Ocean
Date:
1942
How:
Lost to enemy action
History
Chronology:

1917 Owned Berg Hansen

1917 Owned U.S. Shipping Board; renamed LAKE MOHONK; US 215702

1919 Owned coastal interests; renamed ASTMAHCO III

1921 Renamed ORMIDALE

1927 Owned Gravel Motorship Corp.

1937 Owned coastal interests

1938 Owned Honduras interests; renamed JUPITER

1941 Owned Nicaragua interests; renamed BLUEFIELDS

1942 Lost to enemy action in Atlantic Ocean

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