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Westoil - (1917-1921)
See alos : Kaministiquia
"J.B. John" ex. "Kaministiquia" after conversion from a tanker to bulk cement carrier in 1929.
"Kaministiquia" was built in 1909 for Western Navigation Co., Ltd., in Newcastle ( Fort William, Ontario, Canada )
Sold in 1916 to Imperial Oil Co., and in the same year to Standard Oil Co., New Jersey and renamed "Westoil".
See for further history, below.

Additional Information :

Registry and Rig Information
Vessel Name
KAMINISTIQUIA
Nationality
U.K.
Official Number
125457
Rig
Propeller
Dimensions and Tonnage
Vessel Length:
250.00 feet.
Gross Tonnage:
2172.00
Vessel Width:
43.00 feet
Net Tonnage:
1401.00
Vessel Depth:
22.50 feet
Hull Material:
Steel
Masts:
Hull Number:
00819

Vessel History
Builder
Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Ltd. Wallsend-on-Tyne, Great Britain 1909
Ownership Changes
Date
Registry
Official #
Western Navigation Co., Ltd. (J. Murphy, Mgr.) Fort William, Ont. Canada
1909- 1915
U.K.
125457
Imperial Oil Co., Ltd. Newcastle Great Britain
1915- 1917
U.K.
125457
Standard Oil Co. New York, NY U.S.
1917- 1921
U.S.
214109
E.P. Farley & Co. Chicago, IL U.S.
1921- 1922
U.S.
214109
Petoskey Transportation Co. Petoskey, MI U.S.
1922- 1956
U.S.
214109
Penn Dixie Cement Corp. Petoskey, MI U.S.
1956
U.S.
214109
Vessel Name Changes
Date
Registry
Official #
WESTOIL
1917- 1923
U.S.
214109
JOHN, J.B.
1923- 1954
U.S.
214109
GALSTER, JOHN L.A.
1954- 1969
U.S.
214109
SEA CASTLE
1969
U.S.
Rebuilds
Converted from tanker to bulk cement carrier by Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co., Manitowoc, WI, in 1929. Rig changed to barge, 1968.
History
Removed from documentation in May/June, 1969 as "Exempt." Renamed SEA CASTLE, after being dropped from documentation. Towed by tug NORTH AMERICAN in cement trade, Petoskey-Milwaukee, after this. As U.S. barge SEA CASTLE: Driven aground off Charlevoix, MI, Lake Michigan, on October 16, 1972, between Fishermans Island and Norwood, MI, while in tow of tug LAUREN CASTLE. Gotten off by tug CHARLES ASHER on October 20, and entered Bay Shipbuilding Co., Sturgeon Bay, WI, for repairs on October 25, 1972. On May 13, 1974 as about to enter channel joining Lake Macatawa with Lake Michigan in tow of tug JOHN M. SELVICK, explosion occurred on stern deck of barge, apparently caused by over heated air compressor. Fire resulted, barge drifted and hit pierhead, causing two-foot hole in stern above waterline. Fire put out after vessel secured.
Disposition
No Disposition Information Available