SS William G. Mather
ship · built 1905
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SS William G. Mather (ship) has no AIS position on record with Seadar.
- Vessel type
- ship
- Flag
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- Year built
- 1905
- Gross tonnage
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- Size (length × beam)
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- Registered owner
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- Name
- SS William G. Mather
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 5139076
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
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- Call signWhat is a call sign?
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- Flag
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- Vessel type
- ship
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
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- Length overall
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- Beam
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- Year built
- 1905
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- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
About SS William G. Mather
The SS William G. Mather was a 533-foot (162 m) long Great Lakes freighter that was built in 1905, by the Great Lakes Engineering Works (GLEW) of Ecorse, Michigan, for the Grand Island Steamship Company (managed by Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company). Her keel was laid on May 18, 1905. She was launched on September 23, 1905, as hull #9. The ship was named after William G. Mather, the Cleveland-Cliffs executive. She was powered by a 2,000-horsepower (1,500 kW) triple expansion steam engine which was attached to a single fixed-pitch propeller. She was fueled by two coal-fired Scotch marine boilers. She entered service in January 1905, and was the first Great Lakes freighter with a 60-foot (18 m) beam.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is SS William G. Mather now?
- Seadar has no displayable AIS position for SS William G. Mather in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
- What kind of ship is SS William G. Mather?
- SS William G. Mather is a ship, built in 1905 by Great Lakes Engineering Works.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Seadar hold for SS William G. Mather?
- Seadar has no matched sanctions record displayed for SS William G. Mather from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels and the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for SS William G. Mather. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
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