JOHN CRERAR (1903, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
JOHN CRERAR
Also known as:
FOURAS; GLENGABNOCK; COURTRIGHT; CEDARBRANCH; EMPIRE NEWT
Year of Build:
1903
Official Number:
200089
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Additional vessel types:
Tank Vessel
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
61
Builder Name:
Chicago Shipbuilding Co
Original Owner:
Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Transportation Co
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 14"-25"-42" x 30" stroke
# Boilers:
2 water tube
Propulsion Notes:
650 hp engine built by Chicago Shipbuilding Co, 1903; boilers built by Babcock & Wilcox Co, 1903
Hull Dimensions
Length:
241'
Beam:
41'
Depth:
18'
Tonnage (gross):
1550
Tonnage (net):
955
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Inverkeithing, England, United Kingdom
Date:
1947
How:
Broken up
History
Chronology:

1903 Owned Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Transportation Co (Wolvin)

1910 Owned same (Sullivan)

1916 Owned French Government; renamed FOURAS

1921 Owned Glen Steamship Co; C 145466; renamed GLENGABNOCK

1925 Owned George Hall Coal Co

1926 Owned Canada Steamship Lines

1927 Renamed COURTRIGHT

1937 Owned Marine Industries Ltd

1940 Converted to tanker; renamed CEDARBRANCH

1945 Renamed EMPIRE NEWT

1946 Owned Ministry of Transport

1947 Broken up in UK

Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
(989)356-6188
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