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| Gross Tonnage: | 5,378 | Net: | 3,322 |
| Dimensions: | 405' 2" x 52' 1" x 27' 9" | MC Type: | |
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| Builder: | W. Hamilton & Co. Ltd.
Pt. Glasgow, Scotland | Hull #
USMC Hull #
Date of Build:
Delivered: | 235
1913
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| Engines: | 4SB, 12cf, GS215, HS8800 | Engine Builder: | D. Rowan & Co.
Glasgow, Scotland |
| Navigation: | ElecLight, Wireless | Decks, etc.: | 2 Decks(Stl) & Web Frames, Longitudinal Framing, Fitted for Oil Fuel |
| Began Isthmian Service: | 1914 | Ended Isthmian Service: | 1933 |
----------------------------------- Vessel History ----------------------------------- |
Date | Vessel
# | Vessel
Name | Vessel
Owner | Call Ltrs | Home
Port | Flag |
1913 | 135439 | Crofton Hall | C.G. Dunn & Co., Ltd.
Liverpool | JBPN | Liverpool | British |
1914 | 212572 | Crofton Hall | U.S. Steel Products Co.
New York | LDPS | New York | US |
1933 | | Commercial Traveler | Moore McCormick Lines
New York | | | |
1934 | | Cucuta | Columbian Government | | Cartagena | Colombian |
Events:
1914: CROFTON HALL became the unoffical flagship of the line, carrying both freight and passengers to River Plate ports until sold in 1933.
10/15/17: Requistioned by the War Department.
7/29/19: Returned to Isthmian by the Shipping Board.
1923: Converted from coal to fuel oil.
1934: Becomes the training ship for the Colombian Navy.
| Disposition Date | Comments |
| 1957 | Sold by the Colombian government, after service as a Naval Training Ship, to Eckhardt & Co. The vessel arrived at Hamburg, Germany for scrapping, in tow of the Dutch tug HUMBER, 3/4/57, having left Belem 12/31/56. |
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