EDGEWATER (1931, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
EDGEWATER
Also known as:
ORION
Year of Build:
1931
Official Number:
230960
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
River Rouge, Michigan, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Additional vessel types:
Barge; Tank Vessel
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
276
Builder Name:
Great Lakes Engineering Works
Original Owner:
Ford Motor Co
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Steam turbine
# Cylinders:
6
# Boilers:
2 water tube
Propulsion Notes:
1600hp engine built by Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co, 1931; boilers built by General Electric Co, 1931
Hull Dimensions
Length:
300'
Beam:
43'
Depth:
20'
Tonnage (gross):
2463
Tonnage (net):
1826
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Lorain, Ohio
Date:
1968
How:
Scrapped
Notes:
Sank near Lorain, OH; raised and scrapped
History
Chronology:

1931 Owned Ford Motor Co

1947 Owned Cleveland Tankers Inc; converted to tanker by Bethlehem Steel Co, Staten Island, NY; renamed ORION

1964 Owned Acme Iron & Metal Co

1965 Owned Toth Inc; converted to sand barge

1968 Scrapped at Lorain, OH

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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