CHRISTOPHER (1901, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
CHRISTOPHER
Also known as:
THOMAS BRITT; J.E. SAVAGE; ROBERT J. PAISLEY
Year of Build:
1901
Official Number:
127583
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Superior, Wisconsin, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
502
Builder Name:
Superior Shipbuilding Co
Original Owner:
Milwaukee Tug Boat Line
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 22"-35"-58 1/2"; 42" stroke
# Boilers:
3 Scotch 12' x 12'
Propulsion Notes:
1480 hp; engine and boilers built by vessel builder, 1901
Hull Dimensions
Length:
410'
Beam:
48'
Depth:
28'
Tonnage (gross):
4260
Tonnage (net):
3137
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Hamilton, Ontario
Date:
1970
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1901 Owned Milwaukee Tug Boat Line

1911 Owned Christopher Steamship Co (Sullivan)

1918 Installation of 2 Scotch boilers, 14'11" x 1'6", built by New York Shipbuilding Corp.

1923 Owned Morrow Steamship Co (Valley Camp Coal Co)

1924 Renamed THOMAS BRITT

1929 Renamed J.S. SAVAGE; converted to self-unloader at Sturgeon Bay Drydock Co, WI

1932 Renamed ROBERT J. PAISLEY

1934 Owned J.A. Paisley

1954 Owned Columbia Transportation Co (Oglebay, Norton & Co)

1964 Owned Marine Salvage Ltd

1965 Owned Algonquin Corporation Ltd

1970 Scrapped in Hamilton, ONT

Contact
Contact
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Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
Agency street/mail address:
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Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
(989)356-6188
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