Robinson, Lucius W.

1912                                  Lucius W. Robinson                                  1946 (1951)

 

Steel St. Lawrence River canal size bulk freighter

 

Built at Wyandotte MI by Detroit Shipbuilding Co., Hull 189
Launched April 20, 1912

257’ LOA, 244’ LBP, 43’ beam, 21’ depth

1 deck, arch cargo hold construction, hatches @ 24’, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 1000 IHP

Enrolled 1912
244.0 x 43.0 x 21.8, 1655 GT, 1004 NT     US 209875     to:
George Hall Coal Co., Ogdensburg NY (home port Ogdensburg NY)

Entered service 1912

Requisitioned 1917 by U. S. Shipping Board for off-Lakes service during World War I and left the Great Lakes.

Returned to former owners May 15, 1919 at ocean dimensions and tonnages:
244.0 x 43.0 x 18.3, 1899 GT, 1141 NT

Transferred 1939 to Hall Corporation of Canada Ltd., Montreal QC (home port to Montreal QC)
Enrolled Canadian at 247.5 x 43.0 x 18.7, 1914 GT, 1142 NT     Can 170140

Sold 1946 to Chinese interest for off-Lakes service and left the Great Lakes.

Renamed Hai Lin 1946

Scrapped 1951

 

 

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