Lake Frumet

(1919) 1928                                  Lake Frumet                                  1942 (1953)

Steel bulk freight barge

Built at Lorain OH by American Ship Building Co., Hull 762
Launched May 17, 1919
Built as a general cargo freighter for the United States Shipping Board for off-Lakes service during World War I and left the Great Lakes upon completion

261’ LOA, 251’ LBP, 43’6” beam, 28’2” depth
1 deck, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 1300 IHP

Enrolled at
251.0 x 43.6 x 26.1, 2608 GT, 1614 NT     US 218616

Sold 1925 from the postwar reserve fleet to Ford Motor Co., Detroit MI and returned to the Great Lakes
Converted to barge
Remeasured to 2419 GT, 2231 NT

Entered Great Lakes service 1928

Requisitioned 1942 for off-Lakes service during World War II and left the Great Lakes

Scrapped 1953

 

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