JOSEPH H. FRANTZ (1925, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
JOSEPH H. FRANTZ
Year of Build:
1925
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
River Rouge, Michigan, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
248
Builder Name:
Great Lakes Engineering Works
Original Owner:
Columbia Steamship Co
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 24"-41"-68"; 42" stroke
Propulsion Notes:
2500 hp engine built by vessel builder, 1925
Hull Dimensions
Length:
592'
Beam:
62'
Depth:
32'
Tonnage (gross):
8289
Tonnage (net):
6436
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Port Colbourne, Ontario
Date:
2006
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1925 Owned Columbia Steamship Co (Oglebay, Norton & Co)

1955 Installation of 5 cylinder unaflow engine, 28" x 36", 5325 hp, built by Skinner Engine Co; 2 water tube boilers built by Babcock & Wilcox

1965 Converted to self-unloader by Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co, Manitowoc, WI; installation of diesel, 4000 hp engine built by General Metals Co

2003-2004 Chartered Steinbrenner

2006 Scrapped in Port Colbourne, ONT

Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
(989)356-6188
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