Also known as:

ALGOSTEEL

Year of Build:

1907

Official Number:

204798

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

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

Length:

480'

Beam:

52'

Depth:

30'

Tonnage (gross):

6177

Tonnage (net):

4369

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