ST. PAUL (1897, Package Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
ST. PAUL
Also known as:
EDUARDO SALA;BENNINGTON
Year of Build:
1897
Official Number:
116762
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
South Chicago, IL
Vessel Type:
Package Freighter
Note: 3 watertight bulkheads; double-bottom ballast tanks; electric lights.
Hull Materials:
Steel
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Chicago Shipbuilding Co.
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple Expansion
# Cylinders:
3
# Boilers:
2
# Propellers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
17, 29 & 47 x 36" stroke engine; 700hp @78 rpm; 2 scotch boilers, 10'6" x 12'; 170# steam; built by Cleveland Shipbuilding Co., Cleveland, OH.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
238'
Beam:
42'
Depth:
26'
Tonnage (gross):
2029
Tonnage (net):
1221
History
Chronology:

1899 Owned Lower Lakes Steam Ship Co., Cleveland, OH.

1910, May Aground on St. Clair River at Port Huron; released.

1915 Owned Mutual Transit Co., Buffalo, NY.

1916 To Atlantic Coast; owned Empress Naviera of Cuba; renamed EDUARDO SALA.

1922 Returned to lakes; renamed BENNINGTON.

1942 To Atlantic coast.

1943 Returned to lakes; converted to self-unloader; readmeasured; 243.7 x 42.2 x 22.5; 2082 gross/1467 net tons; back to Atlantic.

1945 Laid up after service in WWII.

1949 Scrapped at Chester, PA.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
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Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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