Also known as:

DETROIT EDISON; GEORGE F. RAND; AVONDALE

Year of Build:

1908

Official Number:

205239

Built at:

St. Clair, Michigan, United States

Vessel Type:

Bulk Freighter

Hull Materials:

Steel

Hull Number:

53

Builder Name:

Great Lakes Engineering Works

Original Owner:

American Steamship Co.

Propulsion:

Screw

Engine Type:

Triple expansion 21"-34 1/2"-57", 42" stroke

# Boilers:

2 Scotch 13' x 11' 6"

Propulsion Notes:

1400 hp engine built by Great Lakes Engineering Works, 1908; boilers built by Marine Boiler Works, 1908

Length:

420'

Beam:

52'

Depth:

38'

Tonnage (gross):

4900

Tonnage (net):

3736

Final Location:

Spain

Date:

1979

How:

Scrapped

1908 Owned American Steamship Co (Boland & Cornelius)

1921 Reconstructed

1942 Converted to self-unloader and lengthened 40' by Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co, WI

1948 Renamed DETROIT EDISON

1954 Renamed GEORGE F. RAND

1962 Owned Leadale Shipping Ltd (Reoch); BR 316352; renamed AVONDALE

1979 Scrapped in Spain