Adam E. Cornelius
lake freighter
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- Adam E. Cornelius
- IMO number
- 5031638
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- Vessel type
- lake freighter
- Gross tonnage
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Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About Adam E. Cornelius
Adam E. Cornelius, launched by the American Steamship Company, was named after one of the firm's two founding directors. The vessel was launched in 1908. She was lengthened to 425 feet (130 m) in 1942 when she was retro-fitted with self-unloading machinery. In 1948 she was renamed the Detroit Edison, after the firm which was her primary client, and another vessel assumed the name Adam E. Cornelius. In 1954, she was renamed George F. Rand. In 1962 she was purchased by the Reoch Steamship Company, which renamed her the Avondale and was registered in Hamilton, Bermuda. In 1974 Reoch Steamship Company was reorganized as Westdale Shipping Company. The Westdale Shipping Company had moored the vessel in Port Colborne, Ontario, in 1975 after the hull was condemned. Sold to Marine Salvage Ltd. and it was there that she caught fire in 1978, set by vandals.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Adam E. Cornelius now?
- Adam E. Cornelius has not transmitted a live position recently. Its identity and particulars are kept on this page, and its position will appear here the moment it is detected on AIS again.
- What kind of ship is Adam E. Cornelius?
- Adam E. Cornelius is a lake freighter.
- Has Adam E. Cornelius been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for Adam E. Cornelius appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).