WILSON, CAPTAIN THOMAS (1900, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
WILSON, CAPTAIN THOMAS
Also known as:
KICKAPOO
Year of Build:
1900
Official Number:
127469
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Port Huron, MI
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Builder Name:
Jenks Shipbuilding Co.
Original Owner and Location:
Wilson Transit Co., Cleveland, OH
Power
Number of Masts:
3
Engine Type:
Triple Expansion
# Cylinders:
3
# Boilers:
3
Propulsion Notes:
23, 38 + 63 x 40", 1,300hp by Jenks Shipbuilding Co., Port Huron, MI, 1900. 12'6" x 12' @ 180# steam, scotch boilers by Jenks Shipbuilding Co., Port Huron, MI, 1900.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
420.5'
Beam:
50'
Depth:
24'
Tonnage (gross):
4,719
Tonnage (net):
3,959
Final Disposition
Date:
1946
How:
Scrapped.
History
Chronology:

1900 Home port Cleveland; Lake Superior ore trade.

1916 Recieved 2 new 14' x 11'6" @ 170# steam, scotch boilers by Manitowoc Boiler Works, Manitowoc, WI.

1935 Same owners; home port Wilmington, DE.

1944 Owned United States Maritime Commission; renamed KICKAPOO.

1946 Scrapped in Hamilton, ONT.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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