WILLIAM C. ATWATER (1925, Bulk Freighter)

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Identification

Vessel name:: WILLIAM C. ATWATER
Also known as:: E.J. KULAS; BEN MOREELL; THOMAS E. MILLSOP; E.J. NEWBERRY; CEDARGLEN
Year of Build:: 1925
Official Number:: 224662

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: River Rouge, Michigan, United States
Vessel Type:: Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:: Steel
Hull Number:: 249
Builder Name:: Great Lakes Engineering Works
Original Owner:: Wilson Transit Co

Power

Propulsion:: Screw

Hull Dimensions

Length:: 580'
Beam:: 60'
Depth:: 32'
Tonnage (gross):: 7768
Tonnage (net):: 6281

Final Disposition

Final Location:: Port Maitland, Ontario
Date:: 1994
How:: Scrapped

History

Chronology:

1925 Owned Wilson Transit Co

1936 Renamed E.J. KULAS

1951 Installation of new engine - 5 cylinder unaflow, 27" x 30", 3500hp, built by Skinner Engine Co; installation of new boilers- 2 water tube, built by Combustion-Superheater Co. Inc.

1953 Renamed BEN MOREELL

1955 Owned National Steel Corp; renamed THOMAS E. MILLSOP

1976 Owned Soo River Co., Ltd; renamed E.J. NEWBERRY

1982 Owned Parrish & Heimbecker Ltd; renamed CEDARGLEN

1984 Owned Goderich Terminals

1994 Scrapped at Port Maitland, Ontario

Contact

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Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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