GRAINMOTOR (1929, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
GRAINMOTOR
Also known as:
BULK GOLD;ANDY
Year of Build:
1929
Official Number:
154473
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Lauzon, Quebec, Canada
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
503
Builder Name:
Davie Shipbuilding Co
Original Owner:
Canada Steamship Lines
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Oil
# Cylinders:
6
Propulsion Notes:
1100hp, 16" x 20" engine built by Bessemer Gas Engine Co, 1929
Hull Dimensions
Length:
251.9'
Beam:
43'
Depth:
20.6'
Tonnage (gross):
1829
Tonnage (net):
1093
Final Disposition
Final Location:
South of Isla De Providencia, Caribbean
Date:
24 Jul 1974
How:
Foundered
History
Chronology:

1929 Owned Canada Steamship Lines

1961 Deepened 5' by Davie Shipbuilding Co Ltd

1966 Owned Bahama Shipowners Ltd; renamed BULK GOLD

???? Renamed ANDY

???? Owned Carlos Valdono

???? Owned Ocean Services Ltd

1974 Foundered in Caribbean on July 24

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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