BRITON (1891, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
BRITON
Year of Build:
1891
Official Number:
3493
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
39
Builder Name:
Globe Iron Works
Original Owner:
Menominee Transit Co
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 24"-38"-61"; 42" stroke
# Boilers:
2 Scotch 12' 6" x 14'
Propulsion Notes:
1200 hp; engine and boilers built by Globe Iron Works, 1891
Hull Dimensions
Length:
296'
Beam:
40'
Depth:
24.6'
Tonnage (gross):
2348
Tonnage (net):
1875
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Point Abino, Lake Erie
Date:
1932
How:
SCrapped
Notes:
Stranded on Point Abino on November 13, 1929.
History
Chronology:

1891 Owned Menominee Transit Co

1901 Owned Pittsburgh Steamship (U.S. Steel)

1914 Owned Duluth Steamship Co

1917 Owned U.S. Government

1919 Owned Intercoast Steamship Co

1923 Owned Buckeye Steamship Co (Hutchinson)

1929 Stranded on Point Abino, Lake Erie of November 13

1932 Scrapped

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USA
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