DETROIT EDISON (1955, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
DETROIT EDISON
Year of Build:
1955
Official Number:
269187
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Note: Self-unloader
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
418
Builder Name:
Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co
Original Owner:
American Steamship Co.
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Steam turbine
# Cylinders:
2
# Boilers:
2 water tube
Propulsion Notes:
7700 hp engine built by Delaval Steam Turbine Co, 1955; boilers built by Foster-Wheeler Corp,. 1955
Hull Dimensions
Length:
580'
Beam:
72'
Depth:
38.6'
Tonnage (gross):
12172
Tonnage (net):
8744
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Brownsville, Texas
Date:
1987
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1955 Owned American Steamship Co (Boland & Cornelius)

1965-1966 Lengthened 72' by Fraser Shipyards Inc, Superior, WI

1987 Scrapped in Brownsville, TX

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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