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Winter Hill
See also : Christening Leon Falk Jr., ex. "Winter Hill
T2-SE-A1
Built April 1945 by Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock, Chester, PA., as "Winter Hill" # 2441, for U.M.S.C.
1948 - Ships, Inc., New York [ Cities Service Oil Co. ]
Sold 1960, converted to bulk carrier for Great Lakes service, new midbody built by Schlieker Werft, Hamburg
and fitted June 1961 by Bethlehem Steel Co., SB. Division, Baltimore, resulting vessel 12,501 grt, 710.6 x 75.1'
1960 - LEON FALK, JR., Skar-Ore Steamship Corp., Wilmington, Del. [ Skaarup Shipping & Hanna Mining Co. ]
Broken up at Gijon 1985 by Desguaces Heme, arrived Gijon 30.09.1985 in tow from Quebec,
work began 06.11.1985.
( See photos below )
Ship Report for "WINTER HILL"
IDNo:
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5206350
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Year:
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1945
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Name:
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WINTER HILL
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Keel:
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Type:
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Tanker
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Launch Date:
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02.04.1945
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Flag:
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USA
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Date of completion:
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04.1945
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DWT:
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16613
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Yard No:
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477
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Length overall:
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159.6
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Ship Design:
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T2-SE-A1
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LPP:
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153.3
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Country of build:
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USA
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Beam:
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20.7
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Builder:
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Sun
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Chester, Pa
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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1TE-15
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History :
ON
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LR/IMO
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ID
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Year
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Name
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Tons
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Name change
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Registered Owner
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247576
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5206350
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1945
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WINTER HILL
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10297
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U.S. Govt.
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247576
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5206350
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1945
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WINTER HILL
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10297
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1948
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Ships Inc.
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247576
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5206350
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5206350
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1945
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LEON FALK, JR.
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12501
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1960
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Skar-Ore SS Corp.
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Subsequent History:
1960 LEON FALK, JR.
[ 1961 Lg & widened 222.6 / 216.0 x 22.9 mtr, 12501grt / 24385 dwt & converetd to bulk carrier ]
Disposal Data:
Scrapped at Gijon 30.9.85 [ by Desguaces Heme ]
"Winter Hill".
The LEON FALK, JR. (US 247576) was built as the WINTER HILL at Chester, Pennsylvania in 1945 by the Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company. Hull 477 was launched on April 2, 1945 under a United States
Maritime Administration contract. The original vessel was classed as a T2-SE-A1 tanker. The original di-mensions were a length of 504', width of 68'2" and a depth of 39'2".
As the WINTER HILL, this vessel was owned from 1945-1959 by the United States Maritime Commission.
In 1949, Ships, Inc. purchased the vessel and retained it until 1960. The Skar-Ore Steamship Corporation of Cleveland, Ohio became the third and final owner in 1960. The Hanna Mining Company managed this line and changed the name to LEON FALK, JR.
The FALK's forty year sailing career ended in September 1985 when the vessel arrived in Gijon, Spain for scrapping by Desguaces Heme.
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"Leon Falk Jr." ex. "Winter Hill", after conversion on her maiden voyage.
These last were taken from the Ambassador Bridge on our maiden voyage
up bound light passing Detroit July 1961.
( Photo thanks to Greg Hayden )
"Leon Falk Jr." ex. "Winter Hill", after conversion on her maiden voyage.
These were taken from the Ambassador Bridge on our maiden voyage
up bound light passing Detroit July 1961.
( Photo thanks to Greg Hayden )
"Leon Falk Jr." ex. "Winter Hill", after conversion.
"Leon Falk Jr." ex. "Winter Hill", departing August 1977.
A long time Duluth Superior Hanna Vessel Agent Richard Bibby photo of the "Leon Falk Jr." departing
Great Northern Ore Docks Allouez, WI – a Superior WI suburb – August 1977. Note that this was
after the 1972 boiler automation and completely new modernized stern house.
( Photo Bibby photo )
Registry & Rig Information
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Vessel Name:
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WINTER HILL
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Nationality
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U.S.
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Official Number:
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247576
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Rig:
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Propeller
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Dimensions & Tonnage
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Vessel Length:
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504.00
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Gross Tonnage:
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10537.00
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Vessel Width:
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68.16
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Net Tonnage:
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6333.00
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Vessel Height
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39.16
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Hull Material:
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Steel
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Masts:
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Hull Number:
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00477
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Builder Information
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Place of Built:
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Chester, PA
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Builder:
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Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co.
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Date of Built
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1945
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Name Changes
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Vessel Name:
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Date:
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Registry
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Official #
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FALK, LEON, JR.
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1961 - 1985
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U.S.
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247576
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Ownership Changes
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Owner Name
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Date
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Registry
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Official #
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U.S. Maritime Commission Washington, DC U.S.
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1945 - 1949
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U.S.
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247576
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Ships, Inc. New York, NY U.S.
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1949 - 1960
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U.S.
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247576
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Skar-Ore Steamship Corp. (Hanna Mining Co., Mgrs.)
Cleveland, OH U.S.
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1960 - 1985
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U.S.
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247576
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ReBuilt History
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Converted from tanker to dry bulk carrier and lengthened by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Co., Key Highway Yard, Baltimore, MD; midbody built by Schlieker-Werft (hull #556), Hamburg, Germany, in 1960-1961 (710.5 x 75 x 39.66; 12501 gross - 8811 net). Received new stern quarters and automated boilers, American Ship Builting Co., South Chicago, IL, winter, 1971-1972 (12496 gross - 8696 net).
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Disposition
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Departed Quebec in tandem tow with MENIHEK LAKE, August 31, 1985; arrived at Gijon, Spain, September 30, 1985, for scrapping by Desguaces Heme.
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History
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Built as T2-SE-A1 class tanker under U.S. Maritime Administration contract. As LEON FALK, JR: Struck lock wall in St. Lawrence Seaway on July 25, 1976, causing $80,000 damage. As LEON FALK, JR: Suffered a small fire ignited by a welder's torch on January 16, 1980. The minimal damage was limited to rubber tires, mooring lines in the storage room, and the out-side shell plate, which firefighters had to cut through to get to the fire.
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