WILLIAM A. AMBERG (1917, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
WILLIAM A. AMBERG
Also known as:
ALBERT E. HEEKIN; SILVER BAY; JUDITH M. PIERSON; FERNGLEN
Year of Build:
1917
Official Number:
215708
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Lorain, Ohio, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
723
Builder Name:
American Shipbuilding Co.
Original Owner:
Producers Steamship Co.
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 23 1/2"-38"-63"; 42" stroke
# Boilers:
2 Scotch 15' 4 1/2" x 11'
Propulsion Notes:
Engines and boilers built by American Shipbuilding Co., 1917
Hull Dimensions
Length:
525'
Beam:
58'
Depth:
31'
Tonnage (gross):
7031
Tonnage (net):
5641
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Port Maitland, Ontario
Date:
1984
How:
Scrapped in Port Maitland, Ontario
History
Chronology:

1917 Owned Producers Steamship Co. (Hanna)

1932 Renamed ALBERT E. HEEKIN

1937 Owned National Steel Corp (Hanna)

1955 Owned Wilson Transit Corp; renamed SILVER BAY

1957 Owned Republic Steel Corp

1971 Owned Kinsman Marine Transit Co

1975 Owned Pierson Holdings Lts; renamed JUDITH M. PIERSON; C 369249

1982 Owned Parrish and Heimbecker Ltd; renamed FERNGLEN

1984 Scrapped in Port Maitland, Ontario

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

Agency street/mail address:
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Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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