SIR HENRY BESSEMER (1896, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
SIR HENRY BESSEMER
Also known as:
MICHAEL J. BARTELME; WOLVERINE
Year of Build:
1896
Official Number:
116723
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Additional vessel types:
Barge
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
66
Builder Name:
Globe Iron Works
Original Owner:
Bessemer Steamship Co.
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 25"-41"-66"; 42" stroke
# Boilers:
4 Scotch 11' 3" x 11" 3"
Propulsion Notes:
2000 hp; engine and boilers built by Globe Iron Works, 1896
Hull Dimensions
Length:
413'
Beam:
48'
Depth:
28'
Tonnage (gross):
4344
Tonnage (net):
3293
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Date:
1970
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1896 Owned Bessemer Steamship Co

1901 Owned Pittsburgh Steamship Co (U.S. Steel)

1906 Installion of 2 Scotch boilers, 14' 6" x 11" 6", built by Detroit Shipbuilding Co

1928 Owned Lakewood Steamship Co (Valley Camp)

1929 Renamed MICHAEL J. BARTELME

1934 Owned Columbia Transportation (Oglebay, Norton & Co)

1943 Renamed WOLVERINE

1954 Owned Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corp; used as barge in building Mackinac Bridge

1956 Owned Roen Steamship Co; layed at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin until scrapped

1966 Owned Hudson Waterways Ins

1966 Owned U.S. Maritime Administration

1966 Owned Transeastern Associates Inc

1970 Scrapped in Green Bay, Wisconsin

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Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
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Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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