WAR HAMILTON (1918, Package Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
WAR HAMILTON
Also known as:
BELCHERS; KORYU MARU
Year of Build:
1918
Official Number:
141369
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Vessel Type:
Package Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
148
Builder Name:
Polson Iron Works
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Hull Dimensions
Length:
251'
Beam:
43'
Depth:
22'
Tonnage (gross):
2251
Tonnage (net):
1353
Final Disposition
Date:
10 Oct 1944
How:
Sunk by air attack
GPS:
Latitude: 25.51N Longitude: 126.30E
History
Chronology:

1918 Owned England interests

1920 Owned Mount Royal Steamship Co Ltd

1923 Owned Belchers Steamship Co Ltd; renamed BELCHERS

1926 Owned Japan interests; renamed KORYU MARU

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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