A.F. HARVEY (1927, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
A.F. HARVEY
Also known as:
CEDARVILLE
Year of Build:
1927
Official Number:
226492
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
River Rouge, Michigan, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
255
Builder Name:
Great Lakes Engineering Works
Original Owner:
Pittsburgh Steamship Co.
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 24 1/2"-41"-65"; 42" stroke
Propulsion Notes:
2200 hp engine built by vessel builder, 1927
Hull Dimensions
Length:
580'
Beam:
60'
Depth:
32'
Final Disposition
Final Location:
2 miles east of Mackinac Bridge
Date:
7 May 1965
How:
Sank in collision with Norwegian vessel TOPDALSFJORD
History
Chronology:

1927 Owned Pittsburgh Steamship Co (U.S. Steel Corp)

1956 Owned Bradley Transportation Line

1957 Converted to self-unloader by DeFoe Shipbuilding Co, Bay City, MI; renamed CEDARVILLE

1961 Installation of 2 water tube boilers by Foster-Wheeler Corporation

1965 Sank in collision on May 7

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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