CRESCENT CITY (1897, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
CRESCENT CITY
Also known as:
CARL W. MEYERS
Year of Build:
1897
Official Number:
127176
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
25
Builder Name:
Chicago Shipbuilding Co
Original Owner:
Zenith Transit Co
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Quadruple expansion
# Boilers:
2 water tube
Propulsion Notes:
1600 hp, 17"-25"-35"-58" x 42" stroke engine built by Chicago Shipbuilding Co, 1897; boilers built by Babcock & Wilcox Co. 1897
Hull Dimensions
Length:
406'
Beam:
48'
Depth:
28'
Tonnage (gross):
4213
Tonnage (net):
3675
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Hamilton, Ontario
Date:
1959
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1897 Owned Zenith Transit Co (Wolvin)

1900 Owned American Steamship Co (Wolvin)

1901 Owned Pittsburgh Steamship Co (U.S. Steel)

1927 Owned Tomlinson

1928 Owned Nicholson-Universal Steamship Co; reconstructed

1946 Owned T.H. Browning Steamship Co

1950 Renamed CARL W. MEYERS

1955 Owned Delta Lake Ship Co

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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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