FRANK H. GOODYEAR (1917, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
FRANK H. GOODYEAR
Also known as:
DIAMOND ALKALI; BUFFALO; SAGINAW BAY
Year of Build:
1917
Official Number:
215204
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Ecorse, Michigan, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
166
Builder Name:
Great Lakes Engineering Works
Original Owner:
Buffalo Steamship Co.
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 25"-41"-65", 42" stroke
# Boilers:
3 Scotch 13'6" x 11' 3"
Propulsion Notes:
1900 hp engine built by vessel builder, 1917; boilers built by Marine Boiler Works, 1917
Hull Dimensions
Length:
580'
Beam:
60'
Depth:
32'
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Vigo, Spain
Date:
1985
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1917 Owned Buffalo Steamship Co (Mitchell)

1922 Owned American Steamship Co (Boland & Cornelius)

1939 Converted to self-unloader by Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co, Wisconsin; renamed DIAMOND ALKALI

1964 Installation of 4320 hp, V-16 diesel engine built by Nordberg Manufacturing Co

1976 Renamed BUFFALO

1978 Renamed SAGINAW BAY

1985 Scrapped in Spain

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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