EDWARD B. GREENE (1952, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
EDWARD B. GREENE
Also known as:
BENSON FORD; KAYE E. BARKER
Year of Build:
1952
Official Number:
263980
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Toledo, Ohio, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
189
Builder Name:
American Shipbuilding Co.
Original Owner:
Cleveland Cliffs Steamship Co
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Steam turbine
# Cylinders:
2
# Boilers:
2 water tube
Propulsion Notes:
7700 hp engine built by DeLaval Steam Turbine Co, 1952; boilers built by Babcock & Wilcox Co, 1952
Hull Dimensions
Length:
620'
Beam:
70'
Depth:
36'
Tonnage (gross):
11726
Tonnage (net):
8730
History
Chronology:

1952 Owned Cleveland-Cliffs Steamship Co

1976 Lengthened 120'

1981 Converted to self-unloader

1985 Owned Rouge Steel Co; renamed BENSON FORD

1989 Owned Lakes Shipping Co Inc; renamed KAYE E. BARKER

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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