HENRY C. FRICK (1905, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
HENRY C. FRICK
Also known as:
MICHIPICOTEN
Year of Build:
1905
Official Number:
202443
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
West Bay City, Michigan, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
615
Builder Name:
West Bay City Shipbuilding
Original Owner:
Pittsburgh Steamship Co.
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 24"-39"-65"; 42" stroke
# Boilers:
2 Scotch 15' 4 1/2" x 11' 6"
Propulsion Notes:
1800 hp; engine and boilers built by American Shipbuilding Co, 1908
Hull Dimensions
Length:
549'
Beam:
56'
Depth:
31'
Tonnage (gross):
6834
Tonnage (net):
5769
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Off Anticosti Island, Quebec
Date:
15 Nov 1972
How:
Sank while in tow to Spanish shipbreakers
History
Chronology:

1905 Owned Pittsburgh Steamship Co (U.S Steel Corporation)

193 Installation of 2 water tube boilers built by Babcock & Wilcox Co

1964 Owned Providence Shipping Co Ltd (Algoma Central); renamed MICHIPICOTEN

1972 Sank while in tow off Anticosti Island, QUE

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
Powered by / Alimenté par VITA Toolkit
Privacy Policy