GOULD, GEORGE J. (1893, Package Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
GOULD, GEORGE J.
Also known as:
RICHARDSON, GRANVILLE A.;GLENCAIRN;NASSAU
Year of Build:
1893
Official Number:
86267
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Buffalo, NY
Vessel Type:
Package Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Number of Decks:
2
Builder Name:
Union Dry Dock Company
Original Owner and Location:
Lake Erie Transportation Company, Monroe, MI.
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple Expansion
# Cylinders:
3
# Boilers:
2
Propulsion Notes:
18", 30", 48" x 42" engine, 800HP, 83RPM, King Iron Works. 11.5' x 12' scotch boilers, 115 pounds steam, Lake Erie Boiler Works, Buffalo, 1893.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
266'
Beam:
41'
Depth:
25.5'
Tonnage (gross):
2098
Tonnage (net):
1265
Final Disposition
Final Location:
South Chicago.
Lake Michigan.
Date:
1951
How:
Scrapped.
History
Chronology:

1911 Owned Union Steamboat Company, renamed RICHARDSON, GRANVILLE A.

1912 Owned Erie Steamboat Company.

1915 Owned Great lakes Transportation Company, Midland, ONT.

1917 Owned James Playfair Company.

1919 Renamed GLENCAIRN, C138216.

1926 Owned Nassau Ship & Dredge Company, Chicago, IL, renamed NASSAU; sanddredge working in Chicago area.

1951 Scrapped, South Chicago.

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

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