AMERICAN (1921, Dredge)

Year of Build:

1921

Official Number:

221604

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.

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

Length:

242'

Beam:

42'

Depth:

20'

Tonnage (gross):

1407

Tonnage (net):

803

Final Location:

Lake Calumet, Illinois

How:

Scrapped in Lake Calumet, Illinois from 1983 to 1988

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