MARGARET LYKES


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Year Built
1944
Official Number
245853
Shipyard
Moore Shipbuilding Company
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
C2-S-B1
Ship Length
459.00 feet
Beam
63.00 feet
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
3508.00 tons
Gross Tons
6214.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
537188.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Sold - Scrap

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Vessel Name History

1944 - 1947: Flying Yankee
1947 - 1972: Margaret Lykes


Vessel Name History

FLYING YANKEE

MARGARET LYKES

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Milestones


Event Date Content
Vessel Name Change
10/20/1947
Sale
10/20/1947 Vessel sold for commercial operation to Lykes Brothers Steamship Company
Acquisition
6/27/1962 Vessel re-acquired by MARAD under a vessel trade-in agreement
Entry
6/29/1962 Vessel entered Mobile Reserve Fleet for lay-up.
Sale
10/3/1972 Vessel sold for scrap to Andy International, Inc.
Withdrawal
1/10/1973 Vessel departed Mobile Reserve Fleet under scrap sale and was withdrawn from the NDRF.

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