EMPIRE CITY (1897, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
EMPIRE CITY
Also known as:
SUMATRA; DOLOMITE
Year of Build:
1897
Official Number:
136623
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
28
Builder Name:
Cleveland Shipbuilding Co
Original Owner:
Zenith Transit Co
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Quadruple expansion
# Boilers:
2 water tube
Propulsion Notes:
1585 hp, 17 1/2"-26"-39"-60" x 40" stroke engine built by vessel builder, 1897; boilers built by Babcock & Wilcox Co, 1897
Hull Dimensions
Length:
405'
Beam:
48'
Depth:
28'
Tonnage (gross):
4715
Tonnage (net):
2860
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Santander, Spain
Date:
1968
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1897 Owned Zenith Transit Co (Wolvin)

1900 Owned American Steamship Co (Wolvin)

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

1925 Installation of 2 water tube boilers by Babcock & Wilcox Co

1927 Owned Empire Steamship Co (Tomlinson)

1929 Owned Sumatra Steamship Co (Tomlinson); converted to self-unloader by American Shipbuilding Co, Lorain, OH; renamed SUMATRA

1960 Owned Tower Transit Co

1962 Owned Law Quarries Ltd; renamed DOLOMITE

1967 Owned Bayswater Shipping Ltd

1968 Scrapped in Spain

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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