LEON FRASER (1942, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
LEON FRASER
Also known as:
ALPENA
Year of Build:
1942
Official Number:
241856
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
River Rouge, Michigan, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
287
Builder Name:
Great Lakes Engineering Works
Original Owner:
Pittsburgh Steamship Co.
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Steam turbine
# Cylinders:
2
# Boilers:
2 water tube
Propulsion Notes:
4400 engine built by DeLaval Steam Turbine Co, 1942; boilers built by Babcock & Wilcox Co,1942
Hull Dimensions
Length:
614'
Beam:
67'
Depth:
35'
Tonnage (gross):
10294
Tonnage (net):
6439
History
Chronology:

1942 Owned Pittsburgh Steamship Co (U.S. Steel Corporation)

1985 Owned Spitzer Marine Ltd; non-operative

1989 Owned Inland Lakes Transportation

1991 Shortened and converted to self-unloader cement carrier by Fraser Shipyards Ltd; renamed ALPENA

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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