Dinkey, Alva C.

1909                                  Alva C. Dinkey                                  1980

Steel Great Lakes bulk freighter

Built at Lorain OH by American Ship Building Co., Hull 365
Launched Feb 6, 1909

601’ LOA, 580’ LBP, 58’ beam, 32’ depth
1 deck, arch cargo hold construction, hatches @ 12’, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 1880 IHP

Enrolled at Cleveland OH March 25, 1909 (#84)
580.0 x 58.0 x 32.0, 7514 GT, 5822 NT     US 206090     to:
American Ship Building Co., Cleveland OH (home port Lorain OH)

Reenrolled at Duluth MN April 19, 1909 (#41) to
Pittsburgh Steamship Co., Cleveland OH (home port Duluth MN)

Entered service 1909

Remeasured 1948 to 586.5 x 58.2 x 27.8, 7702 GT, 6426 NT

Fleet reincorporated 1949 in Delaware (home port to Wilmington DE)

Fleet merged July 1951 into parent United States Steel Corporation (home port to New York NY)

Fleet renamed United States Steel Great Lakes Fleet 1967 (home port to Wilmington DE)

Laid up at Duluth MN at end of 1974 season and did not operate again.

Sold for scrap 1980 to Francisco Nata Cuesta.  Cleared Quebec QC Oct 18, 1980 with str. Governor Miller towed by tug Cathy B.  Tow arrived El Ferrol del Caudillo Spain Nov 12, 1980.

IMO 5013076

 

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13 thoughts on “Dinkey, Alva C.

  1. I have an early photo of this ship. I believe my grandfather, Frank C. Painter, Sr. was a steward on this freighter. Could I somehow verify this? How would I go about getting information on the first crew on this vessel?

  2. i recall working with the cooks back in early 1965 as a cooks mate where I peeled potatoes and other foods in preparation for the cook, I as well in the mornings walked the long deck towards the captains bridge where I would make his bed and clean the forward rooms. as we entered the area where we would stop and gather fresh linen and mail as well as food goods to be stored down into the hull, we made extra money for doing this. I loved the job and wished I had stayed with it and I would not have been called to serve in the army.

    • Roy Huntington was my great uncle. He was a cook on the Dinkey in the 1960’s. Did you know him? Chuck Laufer

  3. does anyone recall the name of the ships captain of the Alva C. Dinkey in early 1965. I tried to find the names of the crew but am not very successful. any help would be appreciated. pastor Dave.

  4. My dad, William R. Henson, worked on this ship in the late 1920’s. Would there be any paper records available to review about his service then?

  5. I sailed on the Dinkey maru the summer of 1974. Deckhand & Ordinary Deck Watch.
    Gordon, from California, are you still alive?

    • I saw your post Dr. Janes.
      I am sure that I knew you then as I was there that season. I also was a deckhand, deckwatch and watchman on this boat, 72, 73 & 74.
      Saw a lot of great guys come and go. I knew Gordon Montgomery too.
      Last I knew he quit sailing and went to work for the Duluth Transit Authority.

  6. Roy Huntington was my great uncle. He was a cook on the Dinkey in the 1960’s. Does anyone remember him or have more info about the ship?

  7. I started on the Dinkey as ordinary seaman
    in 1972. Was on her again the 1973 season, received AB then. And sailed on her again for the 1974 season.

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