AVALON
Year Built
1891
Official Number
161654
Shipyard
Globe Iron Works
General Type
Ferry
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
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Draft, Summer
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Draft, Lightweight
14.00 tons
Displacement, Summer
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Displacement, Lightweight
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Immersion, Summer
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Immersion, Lightweight
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Fate
Returned - No Further Info
Historical Narrative
Vessel Name History
1891 - 1918: Virginia
1918 - 1919: Blue Ridge (ID-2432)
1919 - 1964: Avalon
Vessel Name History
Mission
| Mission Name |
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| World War I |
| World War II |
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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
Vessel Information
Owner
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Operator
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Operator Agreement
Unknown
Flag State
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Incident Information
Incident Date
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Use at Loss
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Cause
Returned - No Further Info
Cause Comments
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Conflict
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Location of Incident
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Accuracy of Incident Location
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Lives Lost
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