JOSEPH C. GILCHRIST (1903, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
JOSEPH C. GILCHRIST
Also known as:
CYGNUS
Year of Build:
1903
Official Number:
200414
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Lorain, Ohio, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
328
Builder Name:
American Shipbuilding Co.
Original Owner:
Gilchrist Transportation Co
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 22"-35"-58"; 42" stroke
# Boilers:
2 Scotch 13' 2" x 11' 6"
Propulsion Notes:
Engine built by vessel builder
Hull Dimensions
Length:
416'
Beam:
50'
Tonnage (gross):
4725
Tonnage (net):
3393
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Hamilton, Ontario
Date:
1949
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1903 Owned Gilchrist Transportation Co

1913 Owned Interlake Steamship Co (Pickands, Mather & Co); renamed CYGNUS

1942 Owned War Shipping Administration

1949 Scrapped in Hamilton, ONT

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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