FRANKLIN (1920, Tank Vessel)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
FRANKLIN
Also known as:
MAINE; PLEIADES
Year of Build:
1920
Official Number:
221123
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Staten Island, New York, United States
Vessel Type:
Tank Vessel
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
725
Builder Name:
Staten Island Shipbuilding Co
Original Owner:
Galena Navigation Co
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 21"-35"-59", 42" stroke
# Boilers:
2 Scotch
Propulsion Notes:
1500 hp engine built by vessel builder, 1921
Hull Dimensions
Length:
299'
Beam:
43'
Depth:
25.5'
Tonnage (gross):
2841
Tonnage (net):
1670
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Date:
1971
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1921 Owned Galena Navigation Co

1930 Owned Texas Oil Co; renamed MAINE

1934 Lengthened 106' by Great Lakes Engineering Works, Ecorse, MI

1956 Owned Cleveland Tankers Inc; renamed PLEIADES

1966 Owned National Marine Service Co; sold as scrap

1971 Scrapped in Sturgeon Bay, WI

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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