TRAVERSE CITY SOCONY (1938, Tank Vessel)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
TRAVERSE CITY SOCONY
Also known as:
RAYMOND J. BUSHEY; BERING TRADER; INDEPENDENCE
Year of Build:
1938
Official Number:
237743
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States
Vessel Type:
Tank Vessel
Note: Fish factory ship (1979)
Additional vessel types:
Other
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
299
Builder Name:
Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co
Original Owner:
Socony-Mobile Oil Co
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Hull Dimensions
Length:
280.3'
Beam:
49.6'
Depth:
20.4'
Tonnage (gross):
2031
Tonnage (net):
1215
History
Chronology:

1938 Owned Socony-Mobile Oil Co

1962 Owned S.D. Maddock Inc; renamed RAYOMND J. BUSHEY

???? Owned Ira S. Bushet Inc

1979 Converted to fish factory ship; 5716 gross tons

1980 Owned Bering Trader Inc; renamed BERING TRADER

1991 Renamed INDEPENDENCE

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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