Northeast Michigan Oral History and Historic Photograph Archive

OAKTON (1923, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
OAKTON
Year of Build:
1923
Official Number:
147857
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Dumbarton, United Kingdom
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Builder Name:
A. McMillan & Sons
Original Owner:
Mathews Steamship Co. Ltd
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Hull Dimensions
Length:
250'
Beam:
43'
Depth:
17.6'
Tonnage (gross):
1727
Tonnage (net):
1001
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Off Cape Gaspe, Gulf of St. Lawrence
Date:
7 Sep 1942
How:
Lost to enemy action
History
Chronology:

1923 Owned Mathews Steamship Co Ltd

1931 Owned Lake Steamship Co Ltd

1938 Owned Gulf and Lake Navigation Co Ltd

1942 Lost to enemy action in Gulf of St. Lawrence on September 7

Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
(989)356-6188
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