University of Detroit Mercy
Fr. Edward J. Dowling, S.J. Marine Historical Collection
         
Lake Frohna. | Original Name: | Lake Frohna. | | Owner: | United States Shipping Board, 1919-1924, United States, Washington D.C. | | Builder: | American Ship Building Co., 1919, United States, Ohio, Lorain | | Engine Builder: | American Ship Building Co., 1919, United States, Ohio, Lorain | | Year Built: | 1919 | | Year Engine Built: | 1919 | | Final Disposition: | There are two conflicting dispositions recorded: 1) Torpedoes off west coast of British Columbia, in position 50 degrees 20 feet North x 131 degrees 32 feet West, on June 26, 1944. 2) Struck a rock and sank, Pitt Island, British Columbia, on September 29, 1946. Raised and scrapped. | | Registry Number: | US. 218268 | | Hull Number: | 759 | | Vessel Type: | Laker | | Length: | 251 ft. | | Width: | 43.6 ft. | | Height: | 26.2 ft. | | Gross Tonnage: | 2616 t. | | Net Tonnage: | 1611 t. | | Materials: | Steel | | Engine Type: | Triple expansion | | Piston #1: | 20 in. | | Piston #2: | 33 in. | | Piston #3: | 54 in. | | Stroke Length: | 40 in. | | 



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