J. OSWALD BOYD (1913, Tank Vessel)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
J. OSWALD BOYD
Year of Build:
1913
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Paisley, United Kingdom
Vessel Type:
Tank Vessel
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
287
Builder Name:
Bow, McLachlan& Co
Location of Original Owner:
Great Britian
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Hull Dimensions
Length:
245'
Beam:
44'
Depth:
20'
Tonnage (gross):
1806
Tonnage (net):
1273
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Ecorse, Michigan
Date:
1942
How:
Scrapped by Great Lakes Steel Corp.
History
Chronology:

1913 Owned in Great Britain

1923 Owned Pan American Petroleum & Transport Co; US 223043

1929 Owned Gotham Marine Corp.

1936 Stranded on Simmons Reef, Lake Michigan on November 11, 1936

1942 Abandoned after fire and explosion damage and finally scrapped at Ecorse, MI by Great Lakes Steel Corp.

Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
(989)356-6188
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