WINTER HILL (1945, Tank Vessel)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
WINTER HILL
Also known as:
LEON FALK JR
Year of Build:
1945
Official Number:
247576
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Vessel Type:
Tank Vessel
Additional vessel types:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
477
Builder Name:
Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co
Original Owner:
U.S. Maritime Commission
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Gijon, Spain
Date:
1985
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1945 Owned U.S. Maritime Commission

1949 Owned Ships Inc (Cities Service Oil Co)

1960 Owned National Steel Corp; converted to bulk freighter by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp, Baltimore, MD; new mid-body (Hull # 556) constructed by Schlieker-Werst, Hamburg, Germany; renamed LEON FALK JR

1985 Scrapped

Contact
Contact
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Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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