WILLIAM CLAY FORD (1953, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
WILLIAM CLAY FORD
Year of Build:
1953
Official Number:
266029
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
River Rouge, Michigan, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
300
Builder Name:
Great Lakes Engineering Works
Original Owner:
Ford Motor Co
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Steam turbine
# Cylinders:
2
# Boilers:
2 water tube
Propulsion Notes:
7700 hp engine built by Westinghouse Electric Corporation, 1953; boilers built by Foster-Wheeler Corporation, 1953
Hull Dimensions
Length:
629' 3"
Beam:
70'
Depth:
36'
Tonnage (gross):
11590
Tonnage (net):
8590
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Port Maitland, Ontario
Date:
1987
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1953 Owned Ford Motor Co

1979 Lengthened 120' by Fraser Shipyards, Superior, Wisconsin

1984 Owned Rouge Steel Co

1987 Scrapped in Port Maitland, 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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