BURLINGTON (1908, Propeller)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
BURLINGTON
Also known as:
JUNEAU;BACK BAY
Year of Build:
1908
Official Number:
204945
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Ecorse, MI
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Hull Materials:
Steel
Number of Decks:
2
Hull Number:
36
Builder Name:
Great Lakes Engineering Works
Original Owner and Location:
Rutland Transit Co., Ogdenburg, NY
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Propulsion:
Screw
# Cylinders:
2
# Boilers:
1
# Propellers:
1
Hull Dimensions
Length:
244'
Beam:
43.16'
Depth:
27'
Tonnage (gross):
2285
Tonnage (net):
1393
Final Disposition
Date:
1950
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1915 Owned Alaska Steamship Co., Seattle, WA; renamed JUNEAU; 2,382 gross tons; reconstructed by Great Lakes Engineering, Ecorse, MI.

1923 Owned Rutland Lake Michigan Transportation Co., D. Sullivan & Co., managers, Chicago, IL; renamed BACK BAY.

1930 Owned Gartland Steamship Co.; D. Sullivan & Co., managers, Chicago.

1942 Owned U. S. War Shipping Administration; taken to coast; returned to Lakes 1944.

1950 Owned Washburn Wire Co., Phillipsdale RI; cut up for scrap that year.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Bowling Green State University, Historical Collections of the Great Lakes
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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USA
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