R.W. ENGLAND (1904, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
R.W. ENGLAND
Also known as:
FRANK SEITHER; FONTANA
Year of Build:
1904
Official Number:
200948
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Ecorse, Michigan, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
1
Builder Name:
Great Lakes Engineering Works
Original Owner:
England Transit Co
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 19"-32"-54 1/2", 40" stroke
# Boilers:
2 Scotch 12' x 12'
Propulsion Notes:
1000 hp engine built by Samuel F. Hodge & Co, 1888; boilers built by vessel builder, 1904
Hull Dimensions
Length:
356'
Beam:
50.2'
Depth:
28'
Tonnage (gross):
3887
Tonnage (net):
2935
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Hamilton, Ontario
Date:
1960
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1904 Owned England Transit Co (Seither)

1916 Owned Valley Steamship Co (Becker)

1919 Renamed FRANK SEITHER

1922 Owned Becker Steamship Co

1923 Owned Fontana Steamship Co; renamed FONTANA

1924 Reconstructed by Leathem D. Smith Drydock Co, Sturgeon Bay, WI

1932 Owned Maritime Steamship Co (Cleveland-Cliffs)

1935 Owned Progress Steamship Co (Cleveland-Cliffs); installation of 2 Scotch boilers 15'9" x 11' built by John Brennan & Co in 1918

1942 Owned American Steamship Co (Boland & Cornelius)

1960 Scrapped in Hamilton, ONT

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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