AMERICAN (1921, Dredge)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
AMERICAN
Year of Build:
1921
Official Number:
221604
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States
Vessel Type:
Dredge
Note: Sandsucker
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
201
Builder Name:
Manitowoc Shipbuilding Corp
Original Owner:
American Sand & Gravel Co.
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 17"-25"-43"; 30" stroke
# Boilers:
2 Scotch 12' x 11'3"
Propulsion Notes:
850hp, engine bilt by C.G. Cooper Co, 1921. Boilers built by Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co., 1921
Hull Dimensions
Length:
242'
Beam:
42'
Depth:
20'
Tonnage (gross):
1407
Tonnage (net):
803
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Lake Calumet, Illinois
How:
Scrapped in Lake Calumet, Illinois from 1983 to 1988
History
Chronology:

1921 Owned American Sand & Gravel Co

1935 Owned Construction Materials Corp

1938 Owned Marine Transit Co

1946 Lengthened 40 feet by Manitowoc Shipbuilding Corp, Wisconsin

1952 Owned Construction Aggregates Corp

1983-1989 Scrapped in Lake Calumet, Illinois

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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