SEWELL AVERY (1943, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
SEWELL AVERY
Also known as:
Launched as LANCASHIRE
Year of Build:
1943
Official Number:
243483
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Lorain, Ohio, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
827
Builder Name:
American Shipbuilding Co.
Original Owner:
U.S. Maritime Commission
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Compound
# Cylinders:
4
# Boilers:
2 water tube
Propulsion Notes:
23"-23"-50"-50", 48" stroke, 2500hp, built by American Shipbuilding Co., 1943; boiler built by Combustion Engine Co., Ltd, 1943
Hull Dimensions
Length:
595'
Beam:
60'
Depth:
35'
Tonnage (gross):
8758
Tonnage (net):
6472
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Sault St Marie, Ontario
Date:
1987
How:
Sunk at dock
History
Chronology:

1943 Owned U.S. Maritime Commission

1943 Owned Pittsburgh Steamship Co. (U.S. Steel)

1987 Sunk at dock at Sault Ste Marie, Ontario

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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