Ship

CHESAPEAKE SUN

CHESAPEAKE SUN boat alone
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CHESAPEAKE SUN with tow
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CHESAPEAKE SUN when named Z TWELVE
Owned and built by G. B. Zigler Company, Jennings, La.
This company did not get fancy in naming its fleet. It named it boats and barges Z ONE to Z FOURTEEN.
Photo about 1952 downbound at Lock 19, Keokuk, Iowa, Upper Mississippi River, about 1,400 miles from the Gulf of Mexico
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Sun Ship Hull #:		Contract Date:
Keel Laid:		Time on Ways (M/D):
Date Delivered:		Time in Wet Basin (M/D):
Total Time Bldg.:		Promised Delivery Date:
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Sponsor:		Delivery Price:
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Previous Owner:		Previous Name:
Date Purchased:		Date Sold:
Subsequent Owner:		Subsequent Name:


Here she is as the Hayes Tug and Launch, "Grape Ape". USCG #266609. Laid up at Chester, Pa. 30sep07. Delaware River. Ex Chesapeake Sun, ex Z-TWELVE. Hull built 1952 by Arnold V. Walker Shipyard, Pascagoula, Miss., completed by G. B. Zigler Co., Jennings, La. 95.9 x 28.1 x 8.6; 2xGM 12-567 diesels, 1800 hp. Owned by Leland Bowman, Jennings, LA. operated by G. B. Zigler Co. Sold April 1965 to Sun Oil Co., Philadelphia, renamed CHESAPEAKE SUN.