FRANK ARMSTRONG (1943, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
FRANK ARMSTRONG
Also known as:
SAMUEL MATHER
Year of Build:
1943
Official Number:
243425
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Ashtabula, Ohio, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
522
Builder Name:
Great Lakes Engineering Works
Original Owner:
U.S. Maritime Commission
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 24"-44"-68"; 42" stroke
# Boilers:
2 water tube
Propulsion Notes:
2500hp, engine built by Great Lakes Engineering Works, 1943; boilers built by Babcock & Wilcoz Co., 1943
Hull Dimensions
Length:
595'
Beam:
60'
Depth:
35'
Tonnage (gross):
9057
Tonnage (net):
6793
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Turkey
Date:
1988
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

Launched as PILOT KNOB

1943 Owned U.S. Maritime Commission

1943 Owned Interlake Steamship Co.

1960 Installation of 5 cylinder unaflow engine, 27" x 30", 4400hp, built by Nordberg Mfg Co. in 1944

1976 Renamed SAMUEL MATHER

1988 Scrapped in Turkey

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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