WILLIAM C. AGNEW (1911, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
WILLIAM C. AGNEW
Also known as:
GEORGE F. RAND; BEN W. CALVIN
Year of Build:
1911
Official Number:
208396
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Lorain, Ohio, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
388
Builder Name:
American Shipbuilding Co.
Original Owner:
Buffalo Steamship Co.
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 23'-39"-63"; 42" stroke
# Boilers:
3 Scotch 12'6" x 11'6"
Propulsion Notes:
1765hp; engine and boilers built by American Shipbuilding Co., 1911
Hull Dimensions
Length:
531'
Beam:
58'
Depth:
31'
Tonnage (gross):
7510
Tonnage (net):
6350
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Valencia,Spain
Date:
1974
How:
Scrapped in Valencia, Spain
History
Chronology:

1911 Owned Buffalo Steamship Co. (Mitchell)

1922 Owned American Steamship Co. (Boland & Cornelius)

1926 Renamed GEORGE F. RAND

1936 Converted to a self-unloader at American Shipbuilding, Co., Lorain, OH

1954 Renamed BEN W. CALVIN

1974 Scrapped in Valencia, Spain

Contact
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Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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USA
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