American

1921                                  American                                  1982

Steel suction dredge

Built at Manitowoc WI by Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co., Hull 201
Launched

215’ LOA, 200’ LBP, 42’ beam, 20’ depth
1 deck, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 800 IHP

Enrolled at Chicago IL
204.4 x 42.1 x 17.0, 1407 GT, 803 NT     US 221604     to:
American Sand & Gravel Co., Chicago IL (home port Michigan City IN)

Entered service 1921

Sold 1931 to Construction Materials Corporation, Chicago IL

Sold 1939 to Marine Transit Co., Chicago IL

Lengthened 40’  1946 at Manitowoc WI by Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co.  Boilers converted to oil firing.
Remeasured to 244.4 length and 1840 GT, 1097 NT

Sold 1954 to Construction Aggregates Corporation, Chicago IL (home port to Wilmington DE)

Laid up at Manitowoc WI in the late 1950s or early 1960s and did not operate again

Scrapped 1982 at South Chicago IL

IMO 5014185

 

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