Auke Visser's Famous T - Tankers Pages | home
Archers Hope
T2-SE-A1
Built July 1945 by Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company, Mobile Alabama,
as "Archers Hope" # 2619, for U.M.S.C.
1945 "Archers Hope", United States Maritime Commission, Washington, DC, U.S.A.
1948 "Archers Hope", Ships, Inc. (Cities Service Oil Co., Mgrs.), New York, NY, U.S.A.
1956-1957 Converted to bulk carrier and lengthened by Maryland Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Baltimore, MD.
Towed to Manitowoc Ship Builting Co., arriving there on February 18, 1957, for completion a self-unloader
(572 x 68.16 x 39.16; 12489 gross - 8820 net).
1956 "Joseph S. Young", American Steamship Co. (Boland & Cornelius, Mgrs.), Buffalo, NY, U.S.A.
1965-1966 Lengthened by American Ship Builting Co., South Chicago, IL, in winter (656 x 68.16 x 39.16;
14452 gross - 10783 net).
1969 "H. Lee White", American Steamship Co. (Boland & Cornelius, Mgrs.), Buffalo, NY U.S.A.
1974 "Sharon", American Steamship Co. (Boland & Cornelius, Mgrs.), Buffalo, NY U.S.A.
1986 Scrapped at Brownsville, TX.
( See photos below )
Ship Report for "ARCHERS HOPE"
IDNo:
|
5175965
|
Year:
|
1945
|
Name:
|
ARCHERS HOPE
|
Keel:
|
|
Type:
|
Tanker
|
Launch Date:
|
30.05.1945
|
Flag:
|
USA
|
Date of completion:
|
28.08.1945
|
DWT:
|
16613
|
Yard No:
|
346
|
Length overall:
|
159.6
|
Ship Design:
|
T2-SE-A1
|
LPP:
|
153.3
|
Country of build:
|
USA
|
Beam:
|
20.7
|
Builder:
|
Alabama DD & SB Co.
|
Material of build:
|
|
Location of yard:
|
Mobile
|
Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
|
1TE-15
|
|
|
Subsequent History:
1956 JOSEPH S. YOUNG -
[ 1957 Lg 174.3 mtr reg., 12489 grt & conerted to bulk carrier ] -
[1966 Lg 205.1/200.0 mtr, 14452 grt ] -
69 H. LEE WHITE - 74 SHARON
Disposal Data:
Scrapped at Brownsville 20.08.1986 (scrapped in 1990).
History:
ON
|
LR/IMO
|
ID
|
Year
|
Name
|
Tons
|
Change
|
Registered Owner
|
248326
|
|
5175965
|
1945
|
ARCHERS HOPE
|
10172
|
|
U.S. Govt.
|
248326
|
|
5175965
|
1945
|
ARCHERS HOPE
|
10172
|
1947
|
Ships Inc.
|
248326
|
5175965
|
5175965
|
1945
|
JOSEPH S. YOUNG
|
12489
|
1956
|
American SS Co., Inc.
|
248326
|
5175965
|
5175965
|
1945
|
H. LEE WHITE
|
14452
|
1969
|
American SS Co., Inc.
|
248326
|
5175965
|
5175965
|
1945
|
SHARON
|
14452
|
1974
|
American SS Co., Inc.
|
"Archers Hope".
Greta Laker "H. Lee White", ex. "Joseph S. Young", ex. "Archers Hope".
( Photo Copyright Marc Piche )
Additional information :
Registry & Rig Information
|
||
Vessel Name:
|
ARCHERS HOPE
|
|
Nationality
|
U.S.A.
|
|
Official Number:
|
248326
|
|
Rig:
|
Propeller
|
|
Dimensions & Tonnage
|
|||
Vessel Length:
|
504.00
|
Gross Tonnage:
|
10172.00
|
Vessel Width:
|
68.16
|
Net Tonnage:
|
6134.00
|
Vessel Height
|
39.16
|
Hull Material:
|
Steel
|
Masts:
|
|
Hull Number:
|
00346
|
Builder Information
|
||||
Place of Built:
|
Mobile, AL
|
|||
Builder:
|
Alabama Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Co.
|
|||
Date of Built
|
1945
|
|||
Name Changes
|
||||
Vessel Name:
|
Date:
|
Registry
|
Official #
|
|
YOUNG, JOSEPH S.
|
1957 - 1969
|
U.S.
|
248326
|
|
WHITE, H. LEE
|
1969 - 1974
|
U.S.
|
248326
|
|
SHARON
|
1974
|
U.S.
|
248326
|
|
Ownership Changes
|
||||
Owner Name
|
Date
|
Registry
|
Official #
|
|
United States Maritime Commission
Washington, DC U.S.
|
1945 - 1948
|
U.S.
|
248326
|
|
Ships, Inc. (Cities Service Oil Co., Mgrs.)
New York, NY U.S.
|
1948 - 1956
|
U.S.
|
248326
|
|
American Steamship Co. (Boland & Cornelius, Mgrs.)
Buffalo, NY U.S.
|
1956 - 1986
|
U.S.
|
248326
|
|
ReBuilt History
|
Converted to bulk carrier and lengthened by Maryland Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Baltimore, MD, 1956-1957. Towed to Manitowoc Ship Builting Co., arriving there on February 18, 1957, for completion a self-unloader (572 x 68.16 x 39.16; 12489 gross - 8820 net). Lengthened by American Ship Builting Co., South Chicago, IL, in winter of 1965-1966 (656 x 68.16 x 39.16; 14452 gross - 10783 net).
|
Disposition
|
Sold to Corostel Trading Ltd. of Montreal for scrapping in 1986. Scrapped at Brownsville, TX in 1986.
|
History
|
Christened as JOSEPH S. YOUNG at Buffalo, NY, on July 19, 1957. As H.LEE WHITE: Collided with downbound Greek freighter GEORGIOS A. near St. Clair, MI, in St. Clair River, about 2:45 a.m., December 11, 1974, while WHITE was upbound. Returned to Nicholson dock at Detroit for inspection of damage. Grounded at Port Dolomite June 26, 1974, suffering about $625,000 damage. Grounded in the Detroit River near buoy 23 on May 5, 1980. She was freed after lighting a portion of her cargo. She suffered no damage.
|