GENERAL GARRETSON (1907, Bulk Freighter)

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Identification

Vessel name:: GENERAL GARRETSON
Also known as:: E.J. KULAS; POWHATAN; CHARLES A. PAUL; B.F. JONES
Year of Build:: 1907
Official Number:: 203974

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: West Bay City, Michigan, United States
Vessel Type:: Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:: Steel
Hull Number:: 621
Builder Name:: West Bay City Shipbuilding
Original Owner:: Gilchrist Transportation Co

Power

Propulsion:: Screw
Engine Type:: Triple expansion 22 1/2"-36"-60"; 42" stroke
# Boilers:: 2 Scotch 13' 9" x 11' 6"
Propulsion Notes:: 1600 hp; engine and boilers built by Detroit Shipbuilding Co, 1907

Hull Dimensions

Length:: 520'
Beam:: 54'
Depth:: 31'
Tonnage (gross):: 6251
Tonnage (net):: 4865

Final Disposition

Final Location:: Castellon, Spain
Date:: 1973
How:: Scrapped

History

Chronology:

1907 Owned Gilchrist Transportation Co

1913 Owned Wilson Transit Co

1935 Renamed E.J. KULAS

1936 Renamed POWHATAN

1937 Renamed CHARLES A. PAUL

1952 Installation of 5 cylinder unaflow, 23 1/2" x 26". 2500 hp engine built by Skinner Engine Co; installation of 2 water tube boilers built by Babcock & Wilcox Co

1956 Renamed B.F. JONES

1973 Scrapped in Spain

Contact

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Alpena, Michigan 49707
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