AUSTRALIA (1897, Barge)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
AUSTRALIA
Also known as:
S.B. COOLIDGE
Year of Build:
1897
Official Number:
30094
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Vessel Type:
Barge
Note: Converted to bulk freighter in 1902
Additional vessel types:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
31
Builder Name:
Chicago Shipbuilding Co
Original Owner:
James & John Corrigan
Hull Dimensions
Length:
376'
Beam:
48'
Depth:
22'
Tonnage (gross):
3745
Tonnage (net):
2467
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Lackawanna, New York
Date:
1952
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1897 Owned James & John Corrigan

1902 Converted to bulk freighter at Ship Owners Drydock Co., Chicago, Illinois

1914 Owned Pioneer Steamship Co

1925 Renamed S.B. COOLIDGE

1926 Reconstructed by Rudd Machine Co., Cleveland, Ohio

1943 Owned U.S. Maritime Commission (Gartland Steamship Co.)

1952 Scrapped in Lackawanna, New York

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Contact
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USA
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