FAIRRIVER (1929, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
FAIRRIVER
Also known as:
FRANK WILKINSON
Year of Build:
1929
Official Number:
161524
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
635
Builder Name:
Barclay, Curle & Co., Ltd
Original Owner:
Fairport Shipping Ltd
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 15"-25"-40"; 33" stroke
# Boilers:
2 Scotch 10' 1" x 10' 10"
Propulsion Notes:
750 hp; engine and boilers built by vessel builder, 1929
Hull Dimensions
Length:
252.7'
Beam:
43.2'
Depth:
20'
Tonnage (gross):
1940
Tonnage (net):
1160
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Port Dalhousie, Ontario
Date:
1962
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1929 Owned Fairport Shipping Ltd (Swan, Hunter & Wigman Richardson)

1932 Owned Sarnia Steamship Ltd (Misener)

1944 Renamed FRANK WILKINSON

1952 Owned Colonial Steamship Ltd (Misener)

1959 Owned Scott Misener Steamship Ltd

1962 Scrapped in Port Dalhousie, 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
Powered by / Alimenté par VITA Toolkit
Privacy Policy