L.C. WALDO (1896, Bulk Freighter)

Also known as:

RIVERTON; MOHAWK DEER

Year of Build:

1896

Official Number:

141421

Built at:

West Bay City, Michigan, United States

Vessel Type:

Bulk Freighter

Hull Materials:

Steel

Hull Number:

112

Builder Name:

F.W. Wheeler Co

Original Owner:

Roby Transportation Co

Propulsion:

Screw

Engine Type:

Triple expansion 23"-37.5"-63", 44" stroke

Propulsion Notes:

1800 hp engine built by vessel builder, 1896

Length:

387.3'

Beam:

48'

Depth:

23.8'

Tonnage (gross):

4244

Tonnage (net):

3290

Final Location:

Off Portofino, Italy

Date:

6 Nov 1967

How:

Grounded

Notes:

While being towed to Spezia, Italy for scrapping

1896 Owned Roby Transportation Co (Waldo)

1913 Owned Reid Wrecking Co

1915 Reconstructed by American Shipbuilding Co, Toledo, OH

1916 Owned Mathews Steamship Co; installation of 2 Scotch boilers, 15' x 11', built by American Shipbuilding Co; renamed RIVERTON

1933 Owned Sarnia Steamship Ltd (Misener)

1944 Owned Mohawk Navigation Co Ltd; renamed MOHAWK DEER

1967 Grounded