THOMAS BARLUM (1907, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
THOMAS BARLUM
Also known as:
ALGOSTEEL
Year of Build:
1907
Official Number:
204798
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Wyandotte, Michigan, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
174
Builder Name:
Detroit Shipbuilding Co
Original Owner:
Postal Steamship Co
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 23"-36"-60"; 42" stroke
# Boilers:
2 Scotch 13' 9" x 11' 6"
Propulsion Notes:
1600 hp; engine and boilers built by Detroit Shipbuilding Co., 1907
Hull Dimensions
Length:
480'
Beam:
52'
Depth:
30'
Tonnage (gross):
6177
Tonnage (net):
4369
History
Chronology:

1907 Owned Postal Steamship Co (Barlum)

1920 Owned Barlum Steamship Co

1935 Owned Algoma Central Steamship Lines; renamed ALGOSTEEL

1944 Installation of 2 Scotch oilers built by Canadian Vickers

1967 Sold to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co for use as a temporary breakwater at Burns Harbor, Indiana

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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