AMERICANA (1908, Excursion Vessel)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
AMERICANA
Year of Build:
1908
Official Number:
205096
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Buffalo, NY
Vessel Type:
Excursion Vessel
Hull Materials:
Steel
Number of Decks:
3
Hull Number:
213
Builder Name:
Buffalo Dry Dock Co.
Original Owner and Location:
Lake Erie Excursion Co., Buffalo, NY
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple Expansion
# Cylinders:
3
# Boilers:
2
# Propellers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
20", 32" & 50", 36" stroke Detroit Ship Building Co.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
209.7'
Beam:
45'
Depth:
15.8'
Tonnage (gross):
969
Tonnage (net):
531
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Baltimore, MD.
Date:
1956
How:
Scrapped.
History
Chronology:

Ran Buffalo, NY to Crystal Beach, ONT with CANADIANA.

1927 Buffalo & Crystal Beach Corp.

1929 Meseck Steamship Co., New York City, NY, sightseeing service around New York Harbor.

1953 Scrapped, Baltimore, MD.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
American Bureau of Shipping
Edward J. Dowling Collection, University of Detroit - Mercy
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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