General properties
Callsign:
KLEO
Vessel type:
Suction Hopper Dredger
Flag:
US
Built in:
1918
Shipyard:
Yard number:
86
Physical properties
Length OA:
79.55 m
Length BP:
76.50 m
Width:
13.30 m
Depth:
5.70 m
Number of engines:
1
Engine specs:
coal-fired boiler, triple expansion engine.
Speed:
9.50 knts
About this page
Status:
Historical
Timeframe:
1924 to 1950
Review:
Lost
Last updated
1 week 7 hours ago
About this equipment
O.N.: 216199 (USA) / 1300 ihp / 274 nhp / GT 2054 t. / NT 1251 t.
Original built as a bulk freighter for the British Army under the name of WAR LAUREL.
Sold in 1923 to Construction Materials Co., Chicago (IL) In 1924 converted into a suction hopper dredger at Sturgeon Bay (WI) by Leatham D. Smith Dock Co. and renamed Sandcraft.
Owners (after conversion):
1924 - 1931 Construction Materials Co., (Chicago)
1931 - 1935 Sensibar Transportation Co.
1935 - 1950 Midwest Vessel Corp (Wilmington)
Sunk July 2, 1950 after a collision with S/S. Melrose in Narrows of New York harbor