ALTON C. DUSTIN (1913, Bulk Freighter)

Also known as:

J.A. CAMPBELL; BUCKEYE MONITOR

Year of Build:

1913

Official Number:

211453

Built at:

Lorain, Ohio, United States

Vessel Type:

Bulk Freighter

Hull Materials:

Steel

Hull Number:

708

Builder Name:

American Shipbuilding Co.

Original Owner:

Cleveland Steamship Co

Propulsion:

Screw

Engine Type:

Triple expansion 23"-37"-63"; 42" stroke

# Boilers:

2 Scotch 15' 4" x 11' 6"

Propulsion Notes:

1800 hp engine built by vessel builder, 1913

Length:

525'

Beam:

58'

Depth:

31'

Tonnage (gross):

7377

Tonnage (net):

5542

Final Location:

Atlantic Ocean

Date:

16 Dec 1973

How:

Sunk

GPS:

Latitude: 43.30N Longitude: 30.15W

Notes:

Sunk while in tandem tow with ROBERT S. MCNAMARA and German tug SEETRANS I

1913 Owned Cleveland Steamship Co (Mitchell)

1916 Owned Interlake Steamship Co (Pickands, Mather & Co); renamed J.A. CAMPBELL

1953 Installation of 2 water tube boilers by Foster-Wheeler Corp.

1965 Owned Buckeye Steamship Co; renamed BUCKEYE MONITOR

1969 Owned Kinsman Marine Transit Co

1973 Sunk in Atlantic Ocean on December 16