ALPENA (1909, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
ALPENA
Also known as:
SIDNEY E. SMITH JR
Year of Build:
1909
Official Number:
206130
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Wyandotte, Michigan, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Note: Self-unloader
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
177
Builder Name:
Detroit Shipbuilding Co
Original Owner:
Wyandotte Transportation Co.
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Quadryple expansion
# Boilers:
2 Scotch 13'2" x 11'6"
Propulsion Notes:
1300hp, 18"-26"-37"-54", 36" stroke; engine and boilers built by Detroit Shipbuilding Co., 1909
Hull Dimensions
Length:
356'
Beam:
47.3'
Depth:
26.3'
Tonnage (gross):
2886
Tonnage (net):
1787
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Humberstone, Ontario
Date:
1972
How:
Scrapped in Humberstone, Ontario
History
Chronology:

1909 Owned Wyandotte Transportation Co

1966 Owned Erie Sand Steamship Co

1968 Renamed SIDNEY E. SMITH JR

1972 Renamed ALPENA;

1972-73 Scrapped in Humberstone, Ontario

Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
(989)356-6188
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