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Lake Wimico (ID 4410G)


Cargo Ship: Built in 1918 as War Poplar by the American Ship Building Co., Lorain, OH; Renamed Lake Wimico before completion; Acquired by the Navy and commissioned Lake Wimico (ID 4410G), 6 August 1918; Decommissioned, 16 August 1919 and returned to the United States Shipping Board; Sold in 1926 to the Cowley Gulf Lines, New Orleans, LA; Sold in 1929 to the Gulf Mail Steamship Lines, Inc., New Orleans, LA; Renamed Contoy in 1930; Sold in 1941 to the Martin Marine Transportation Co., Wilmington, DE; Converted to a 1,814 ton barge in 1941; Sold in 1948 to the Sheridan Barge Line, Wilmington, DE and renamed Blanche Sheridan; Broken up in 1960.

Specifications: Displacement 2,013 t.; Length 261'; Beam 43' 6"; Draft 17' 10"; Speed 10,5 kts.; Complement unknown; Armament one 3".


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