AVALON
Year Built
1891
Official Number
161654
Shipyard
Globe Shipbuilding Company
General Type
Passenger
Specific Type
Passenger
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
270.00 feet
Beam
38.30 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
1186.00 tons
Gross Tons
1985.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
--
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
14.00 tons
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Returned - No Further Info
Historical Narrative
There is no historical narrative for this vessel at this time; however, the U.S. Navy's Naval History and Heritage Command's Dictionary of American Fighting Ships has an entry for Avalon under its U.S. Navy name: Blue Ridge.
Vessel Name History
1891 - 1918: Virginia
1918 - 1919: Blue Ridge (ID-2432)
1919 - 1960: Avalon
(vessel was destroyed in a fire on 7/18/1960)
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents
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Milestones
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Requisitioned
| 10/12/1942 | Vessel was requisitioned under a bareboat charter from the Wilmington [California] Transportation Company to be used by the War Shipping Administration as a training vessel, presumably associated with the Maritime Training Station on Catalina Island, California. |
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Redelivered
| 10/23/1945 | Vessel was redelivered Wilmington Transportation Company. |
Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
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| (No Date) | AVALON.pdf |
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| (No Date) | BLUE RIDGE-1.pdf |
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| (No Date) | VIRGINIA-1.pdf |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
No ship wreck information for this vessel
