ROBERT W.E. BUNSEN (1900, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
ROBERT W.E. BUNSEN
Also known as:
MARQUIS ROEN
Year of Build:
1900
Official Number:
111294
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Additional vessel types:
Barge
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
40
Builder Name:
Chicago Shipbuilding Co
Original Owner:
Bessemer Steamship Co.
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Quadruple expansion
# Boilers:
3 Scotch 13'4" x 11'6"
Propulsion Notes:
1750 hp, 20 1/2" - 30" - 43 1/2" - 63" x 42" stroke, engine built by Chicago Shipbuilding Co., 1900; boilers built by Detroit Shipbuilding Co
Hull Dimensions
Length:
446'
Beam:
50'
Depth:
29.6'
Tonnage (gross):
5181
Tonnage (net):
4012
History
Chronology:

1900 Owned Bessemer Steamship Co

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

1915 Installation of 2 Scotch boilers, 15' 4 1/2" x 11' built by the American Shipbuilding Co

1922 Reconstructed by Pittsburgh Steamship Co, Fairport, OH

1953 Owned Roen Steamship Co

1954 Renamed MARQUIS ROED; converted to barge by Sturgeon Bay Shipbuilding & Drydock Co

1957 Converted to self-unloader by Sturgeon Bay Shipbuilding & Drydock Co

1973 Owned Burnside Terminal Co

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Contact
Contact
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Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
(989)356-6188
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