AFRICAN LAKE

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Year Built
1942
Official Number
242470
Shipyard
Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
C2-S-B1
Ship Length
435.00 feet
Beam
63.00 feet
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
3733.00 tons
Gross Tons
6507.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
--
Draft, Summer
27.00 tons
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Sold - Scrap

Historical Narrative


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

Vessel Name History

1942 - 1965: African Dawn
1965 - 1973: African Lake


Vessel Name History

AFRICAN DAWN

AFRICAN LAKE

Mission
Mission Name
World War II
Historical Documents
Name Download

Milestones

Event Date Content
Acquisition
9/22/1960 Title transferred to MARAD
Renamed
8/28/1965 Renamed to African Lake
Withdrawn
10/3/1967 Reserve Operations Status
Sold
2/13/1973 Sold as scrap to Tung Ho Steel Enterprise Corporation under PD-X-953 2-13-73 contract for $298,000
Delivered
3/9/1973 Physically delivered

Ship Imagery

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Status Cards

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Documents

Date Type Name Download
(No Date) AFRICAN DAWN-1.pdf Default Generic Download Image
(No Date) AFRICAN LAKE.pdf Default Generic Download Image

Plans

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Shipwreck Information

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