Also known as:

CEDARVILLE

Year of Build:

1927

Official Number:

226492

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.

Propulsion:

Screw

Engine Type:

Triple expansion 24 1/2"-41"-65"; 42" stroke

Propulsion Notes:

2200 hp engine built by vessel builder, 1927

Length:

580'

Beam:

60'

Depth:

32'

Final Location:

2 miles east of Mackinac Bridge

Date:

7 May 1965

How:

Sank in collision with Norwegian vessel TOPDALSFJORD

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