J.S. ASHLEY (1909, Bulk Freighter)

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Identification

Vessel name:: J.S. ASHLEY
Also known as:: FRED A. MANSKE; BROOKDALE
Year of Build:: 1909
Official Number:: 206695

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Lorain, Ohio, United States
Vessel Type:: Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:: Steel
Hull Number:: 371
Builder Name:: American Shipbuilding Co.
Original Owner:: Kinney Steamship Co.

Power

Propulsion:: Screw
Engine Type:: Quadruple expansion
# Boilers:: 2 Scotch 14' 6" x 11' 6"
Propulsion Notes:: 18" - 26 3/4" - 41" - 63", 42" stroke. 1800hp, from steamer LAFAYETTE, built by American Shipbuilding Co., 1899; boilers built by American Shipbuilding Co., 1909

Hull Dimensions

Length:: 504'
Beam:: 54'
Depth:: 30'
Tonnage (gross):: 6361
Tonnage (net):: 4789

Final Disposition

Final Location:: Port Maitland, Ontario
Date:: 1981
How:: Scrapped

History

Chronology:

1909 Owned Kinney Steamship Co

1936 Owned Pioneer Steamship Co

1937 Converted to self-unloader

1952 Installation of 5 cylinder unaflow engine, 23 1/2" x 26", 2500 hp, built by Skinner Engine Co.; 2 water tube boilers built by Babcock & Wilcox Co.

1962 Owned American Steamship Co.; renamed FRED A. MANSKE

1976 Owned Westdale Shipping Ltd; renamed BROOKDALE

1981 Scrapped in Port Maitland, Ontario

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