A.M. BYERS (1910, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
A.M. BYERS
Also known as:
CLEMENS A. REISS; JACK WIRT
Year of Build:
1910
Official Number:
207504
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
448
Builder Name:
American Shipbuilding Co.
Original Owner:
North American Steamship Co
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 23 1/2"-38"-63"; 42" stroke
# Boilers:
2 Scotch 14' 6" x 11' 6"
Propulsion Notes:
2300 ho; engine and boilers built by American Shipbuilding Co, 1910
Hull Dimensions
Length:
504'
Beam:
54'
Depth:
30'
Tonnage (gross):
6364
Tonnage (net):
4841
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Valencia, Italy
Date:
1974
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1910 Owned North American Steamship Co (Reiss)

1916 Owned Reiss Steamship Co

1955 Coverted to self-unloader by American Shipbuilding Co, Lorain, OH

1956 Collison with E.M. FORD 2 1/2 miles south of Algonac, MI on April 9; raised May 9

1959 Renamend CLEMENS A. REISS

1969 Owned American Steamship Co (Boland & Cornelius)

1970 Renamed JACK WIRT

1972 Owned Erie Sand Steamship Co

1974 Scrapped in Valencia, Italy

Contact
Contact
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Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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