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 "Omnium Wanderer", ex. "Promoteo", ex. "Broad River", ex. "Lake Champlain", leaving
Bremen, Germany, 04-1964.
( Photo by Gerhard Mueller-Debus )
 
 "Omnium Wanderer", ex. "Promoteo", ex. "Broad River", ex. "Lake Champlain".
 "Omnium Wanderer", ex. "Promoteo", ex. "Broad River", ex. "Lake Champlain" at Kiel, Germany 1967.
( Photo Copyright Hans-Wilhelm Delfs )
 
"Omnium Wanderer", ex. "Promoteo", ex. "Broad River", ex. "Lake Champlain",
passing Rendsburg (Kiel Canal), Germany, December 21th, 1966.
( Photo Copyright Michael Neidig )
 
"Omnium Wanderer", ex. "Promoteo", ex. "Broad River", ex. "Lake Champlain", Vancouver, March 2nd,1963.
( Photo Copyright Paul Wille )
 
"Omnium Wanderer", ex. "Promoteo", ex. "Broad River", ex. "Lake Champlain", passing Portishead, Avonmouth, UK, on Friday 24th March 1967.
She was outbound from Avonmouth for Gdynia to load another cargo for Santos.
( Photo Copyright Malcolm Cranfied )

LAKE CHAMPLAIN, T2-SE-A1
History :
Built by The Kaiser Co., Swan Island Yard, Portland, Oregon.
Yardnumber 25. UMSC No. 817. Off. nr. 244159.
Keel laid 12-06-1943. Launched 15-08-1943. Completed 15-09-1943. Gr. 10448 t., Net. 6285 t., Dw. 16613 t. L.o.a. 159,57 m., Br. 20,78 m., Dr. 8,99 m. Engine: 2 steam turbines, manufactured by General Electric Company, Lynn, Massachussetts. 7240 B.h.p., 5401 kW. Speed 15 knots. 26 Tanks.
History:
LAKE CHAMPLAIN-1943 completed for United States War Shipping Administration, Portland, Oregon, USA.
BROAD RIVER-1948 for United States War Shipping Administration, Portland, Oregon, USA.
PROMETEO-1961 for Petrolifera Esercisi Marittime e Soc. Italiana Petroliere, Genoa, Italy.
OMNIUM WANDERER-1973 for Omnium Transportation Company, Monrovia, Liberia.
Additional Reports:
Reported Omnium Wanderer converted into bulk carrier and deepened in 1962 by Ferronavale S. Bartolomeo, delivered Dec. 1962.
New dimensions, 5 Holds, 8 Hatches, 11753 grt / 19421 dwt.
Reported Omnium Wanderer sold to shipbreakers in Taiwan. Arrived Kaohsiung 22 Jan. 1973 to be broken up. [ By Li Cheng Steel & Iron Works ]