PIONEER CONTRACTOR

Year Built

1963

Official Number

291968

Shipyard

Bethlehem Steel, Shipbuilding Div. (Quincy)

General Type

General Cargo

Specific Type

Break Bulk

MARAD Type

C4-S-57a

Ship Length

529.98 feet

Beam

75.00 feet

Mast Height

125.70 feet

Net Tons

6683.00 tons

Gross Tons

11164.00 tons

Cargo Capacity

Draft, Summer

31.58 tons

Draft, Lightweight

17.00 tons

Displacement, Summer

21053.00 tons

Displacement, Lightweight

7518.00 tons

Immersion, Summer

68.00 tons

Immersion, Lightweight

54.00 tons

Fate

Sold - Scrap

There is no historical narrative for this vessel at this time.

Vessel Name History

AMERICAN CONTRACTOR

Mission

No Mission for this vessel

Historical Documents

No documents for this vessel

Event	Date	Content
Ship Name Change	1/1/1967	Ship AMERICAN CONTRACTOR changes name to PIONEER CONTRACTOR
Acquisition	11/7/1980
Entry	5/5/1981
Interim Movement	1/8/1997	ENRTE: Tow to BRF
Interim Movement	1/21/1997
Interim Movement	8/1/1997	ENRTE: Gulf Copper in Port Arthur TX
Interim Movement	8/1/1997	At Gulf Copper & Mfg. Corp.'s facility
Interim Movement	10/7/1997	ENRTE: BRF
Interim Movement	10/7/1997	Completed topside repairs
Interim Movement	7/21/1998	ENRTE: CBH Services for repairs
Interim Movement	7/21/1998	At CBH Services for repairs
Interim Movement	8/27/1998	ENRTE: BRF
Interim Movement	8/27/1998	Completed repairs at CBH Service
	8/1/2006
Cleared NHPA processing	5/20/2008	Cleared NHPA processing
	7/1/2008
Contract for Disposition	1/19/2009	"Dismantlement contract awarded to Marine Metal, Inc. of Brownsville, TX."
Homeport Change	2/20/2009	"Vessel moved to Brownsville, TX for dismantlement by ESCO Marine."
Interim Movement	2/20/2009
Withdrawl	8/4/2009