EMORY L. FORD (1916, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
EMORY L. FORD
Also known as:
RAYMOND H. REISS
Year of Build:
1916
Official Number:
214318
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Lorain, Ohio, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
715
Builder Name:
American Shipbuilding Co.
Original Owner:
Franklin Steamship Co
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 24 1/2"-41"-65"; 42" stroke
# Boilers:
3 Scotch 13'6" x 11'
Propulsion Notes:
2000 hp; engine and boilers built by vessel builder, 1916
Hull Dimensions
Length:
580'
Beam:
60'
Depth:
32'
Tonnage (gross):
8042
Tonnage (net):
6282
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Humberstone, Ontario
Date:
1981
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1916 Owned Franklin Steamship Co (Oakes)

1936 Owned The M.A. Hanna Co

1963-1964 Chartered by Gartland Steamship Co (Sullivan)

1965 Owned Reiss Steamship Co; renamed RAYMOND H. REISS

1969 Owned American Steamship Co (Boland & Cornleius)

1972 Owned Cleveland Cliffs Steamship Co

1981 Scrapped in Humberstone, 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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