JOHN W. GATES (1900, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
JOHN W. GATES
Year of Build:
1900
Official Number:
77407
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Lorain, Ohio, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
37
Builder Name:
American Shipbuilding Co.
Original Owner:
American Steamship Co.
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Quadruple expansion
# Boilers:
2 water tube
Propulsion Notes:
1500 hp, 16 1/2"-25"-38 1/2"-60" x 40" stroke, engine built by vessel builder, 1900; boilers built by Babcock & Wilcox Co, 1900
Hull Dimensions
Length:
478'
Beam:
52'
Depth:
30'
Tonnage (gross):
5946
Tonnage (net):
4440
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Conneaut, Ohio
Date:
1961
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1900 Owned American Steamship Co (Wolvin)

1901 Owned Pittsburgh Steamship Co (U.S. Steel)

1925 Installation of 2 water tube boilers built by Babcock & Wilcox Co

1961 Scrapped in Conneaut, OH

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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