WILLIAM F. FITCH (1902, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
WILLIAM F. FITCH
Year of Build:
1902
Official Number:
81807
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Wyandotte, Michigan, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Note: automobile carrier, 1934
Additional vessel types:
Other
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
147
Builder Name:
Detroit Shipbuilding Co
Original Owner:
Franklin Transportation Co
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 22"-35"-58"; 42" stroke
# Boilers:
2 Scotch 13' x 11' 6"
Propulsion Notes:
Engine built by vessel builder, 1902
Hull Dimensions
Length:
346'
Beam:
48'
Depth:
28'
Tonnage (gross):
3629
Tonnage (net):
2632
Final Disposition
Final Location:
West Coast
Date:
1949
How:
Scrapped between 1949 and 1951
History
Chronology:

1902 Owned Franklin Transportation Co (Hanna)

1923 Owned Pioneer Steamship Co (Hutchinson)

1923 Owned Jenkins Steamship Co

1934 Owned Detroit and Cleveland Steamship Co; converted to automobile carrier

1942 Owned U.S. Maritime Commission; taken to West Coast

1946 Owned Detroit and Cleveland Steamship Co; not used

1949 Scrapped on West Coast between 1949 and 1951

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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