S.S. CURRY (1893, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
S.S. CURRY
Also known as:
ELMORE; P.W. SHERMAN; E.G. MATTHOIT
Year of Build:
1893
Official Number:
116558
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
West Bay City, Michigan, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
94
Builder Name:
F.W. Wheeler Co
Original Owner:
Hawgood-Avery Transit Co
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 20"-37 1/2"-53" x 44" stroke
# Boilers:
3 Scotch 12' x 12'6"
Propulsion Notes:
1100 hp engine built by F.W. Wheeler & Co, 1893; boilers built by Wickes Bros., 1893
Hull Dimensions
Length:
360'
Beam:
45'
Depth:
20.8'
Tonnage (gross):
3260
Tonnage (net):
2608
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Fairport, Ohio
Date:
1937
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1893 Owned Hawgood-Avery Transit Co (Hawgood)

1902 Installation of 2 water tube boilers built by Babcock & Wilcox

1905 Lengthened 72'; 3931 gross tons, 2901 net tons

1916 Owned Interstate Steamship Co (Becker)

1920 Renamed ELMORE

1922 Owned Valley Camp Steamship Co; renamed P.W. SHERMAN

1926 Renamed E.G. MATTHOIT

1934 Owned Columbia Transportation Co

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Contact
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Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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