CENTURION (1893, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
CENTURION
Also known as:
ALEX B. UHRIG
Year of Build:
1893
Official Number:
126994
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
West Bay City, Michigan, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
100
Builder Name:
F.W. Wheeler Co
Original Owner:
F.W. Wheeler & Co
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 20"-33"-54"; 44" stroke
# Boilers:
2 Scotch 12' 6" x 12'
Propulsion Notes:
1000 hp engine built by F.W. Wheeler & Co, 1893; boilers built by Wickes Bros., 1893
Hull Dimensions
Length:
360'
Beam:
44.6'
Depth:
26.6'
Tonnage (gross):
3401
Tonnage (net):
2728
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Hamilton, Ontario
Date:
1947
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1893 Owned F.W. Wheeler & Co

1899 Owned Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Co (Hopkins Steamship Co)

1917 Owned W.C. Richardson & Co

1919 Owned Milwaukee Western Steamship Co; renamed ALEX B. UHRIG

1923 Owned Reiss Steamship Co

1942 Owned U.S. Maritime Commission

1947 Scrapped in Hamilton, ONT

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
(989)356-6188
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