S.O. CO. NO. 85 (1913, Barge)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
S.O. CO. NO. 85
Also known as:
S.T. CO. NO. 85; SOCONY 85; GOTHAM 85; CLEVECO
Year of Build:
1913
Official Number:
211035
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Lorain, Ohio, United States
Vessel Type:
Barge
Note: Tanker barge
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
702
Builder Name:
American Shipbuilding Co.
Original Owner:
Standard Oil Co
Hull Dimensions
Length:
250'
Beam:
43'
Depth:
26'
Tonnage (gross):
2441
Tonnage (net):
2042
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Lake Erie
Date:
1961
How:
Purposely sunk in deep water
Notes:
Foundered off Euclid, Ohio with all lives lost on December 3, 1942; raised and sunk in deep water in 1961
History
Chronology:

1913 Owned Standard Oil Co

1916 Owned Standard Transportation Co; renamed S.T. CO. NO. 85

1918 Renamed SOCONY 85

1930 Owned Gotham Marine Corporation (Nicholson-Universal); renamed GOTHAM 85

1941 Owned Cleveland Tankers Inc; renamed CLEVECO

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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