Name/Title
Continuous Certificate of DischargeEntry/Object ID
2022-017-002Scope and Content
A Continuous Certificate of Discharge which belonged to Clarence B. Houghton. It lists Houghton's personal information like his place and date of birth, as well as physical descriptors. Most of the pages are devoted to recording his career working on various merchant ships. They list the ship, the dates he was on board, his role onboard, a short description of the voyage, and rating of his conduct.
Houghton was employed as an engineer of various ratings and his voyages were all "Home Trade" or "Inland Waters." This indicates that he was not working on ocean-going ships, but likely worked mostly on the Great Lakes.
The certificate number is 7304.
According to the certificate, Houghton worked on the Ralph S. Misener, Clary Foran, James B. Eades, James Stewart, Norman B. Macpherson, John J. Rammacher, and the William H. Daniels.Archive Details
Date(s) of Creation
1949 - 1956Dimensions
Dimension Notes
Length (cm): 16.5
Width (cm): 11.9