BRANSFORD (1902, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
BRANSFORD
Also known as:
JOHN H. MCLEAN; CLIFFORD F. HOOD
Year of Build:
1902
Official Number:
3925
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
West Bay City, Michigan, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
605
Builder Name:
West Bay City Shipbuilding
Original Owner:
W.A. Hawgood & Co
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 22"-35"-58"; 42" stroke
# Boilers:
2 Scotch 13' 2" x 11' 6"
Propulsion Notes:
1480 hp engine built by Detroit Shipbuilding Co, 1902; boilers built by American Shipbuilding Co, 1902
Hull Dimensions
Length:
414'
Beam:
50'
Depth:
28'
Tonnage (gross):
4657
Tonnage (net):
3386
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Bilbao, Spain
Date:
1974
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1902 Owned W.A. Hawgood & Co (Acme Transit Co)

1916 Owned Pittsburgh Steamship Co (U.S. Steel Corp.); renamed JOHN H. MCLEAN

1921 Reconstructed

1925 Installation of 2 Scotch boilers, 14' x 11' 2" by Toledo Shipbuilding Co.

1943 Owned American Steel & Wire Division (U.S. Steel); renamed CLIFFORD F. HOOD

1944 Converted to crane ship at American Shipbuilding Co., Cleveland, OH

1974 Scrapped in Bilbao, Spain

Contact
Contact
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https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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