W.W. BROWN (1902, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
W.W. BROWN
Also known as:
BALTIC; JOHN W. AILES; HARRY T. EWIG
Year of Build:
1902
Official Number:
81803
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
52
Builder Name:
Chicago Shipbuilding Co
Original Owner:
United States Transportation Co
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 20"-34"-55"; 40" stroke
# Boilers:
2 Scotch 12' x 13'
Propulsion Notes:
1200 hp engine built by Chicago Shipbuilding Co, 1902; boilers built by American Shipbuilding Co, 1902
Hull Dimensions
Length:
346'
Beam:
48'
Depth:
28'
Tonnage (gross):
3582
Tonnage (net):
2778
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Off Frankfort, Michigan, Lake Michigan
Date:
29 Oct 1965
How:
Grounded and sunk
History
Chronology:

1902 Owned U.S. Transportation Co (Wilkinson)

1911 Owned Great Lakes Steamship Co

1916 Owned Interstate Steamship Co

1920 Renamed BALTIC

1922 Owned Valley Camp Steamship Co; renamed JOHN W. AILES

1926 Reconstructed; renamed HARRY T. EWIG

1934 Owned Columbia Transportation Co

1939 Converted to crane ship

1964 Scrapped and converted to two undocumented scows at Muskegon, MI

1965 Grounded and sunk off Frankfort, MI, Lake Michigan on October 29

Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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