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Lake Michigan (SP 2993)


Cargo Ship: Built in 1918 as War Finch by the American Shipbuilding Co., Cleveland, Ohio; Renamed Lake Michigan while under construction; Acquired by the Navy, 30 January 1918 and commissioned the same day; Decommissioned, 4 October 1919 and returned to the United States Shipping Board; Sold in 1920 to Lloyd Lloyd Royal Belge, S.A., Antwerp, Belgium and renamed Picardier; Stranded in the Baltic Sea after breaking her rudder off Hernosand, Sweden during a blizzard, 12 December 1923 and broke her back, a total loss. One life lost in disaster.

Specifications: Displacement 2,292 t.; Length 261'; Beam 43' 6"; Draft 19' 6"; Speed 9.5 kts.; Complement 52; Armament one 3".


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Lake Michigan 47k Under construction as War Finch. Historical Collections of the Great Lakes

There is no DANFS History currently available for Lake Michigan (SP 2993) at the Hazegray & Underway Web Site, the main archive for the DANFS Online Project.

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