AFRICAN LAKE
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
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents
| Name | Download |
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Milestones
| Event | Date | Content |
|---|---|---|
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Acquisition
| 9/22/1960 | Title transferred to MARAD |
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Renamed
| 8/28/1965 | Renamed to African Lake |
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Withdrawn
| 10/3/1967 | Reserve Operations Status |
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Sold
| 2/13/1973 | Sold as scrap to Tung Ho Steel Enterprise Corporation under PD-X-953 2-13-73 contract for $298,000 |
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Delivered
| 3/9/1973 | Physically delivered |
Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (No Date) | AFRICAN DAWN-1.pdf |
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| (No Date) | AFRICAN LAKE.pdf |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
No ship wreck information for this vessel
