JAMES J. HILL (1900, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
JAMES J. HILL
Year of Build:
1900
Official Number:
77409
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Lorain, Ohio, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
38
Builder Name:
American Shipbuilding Co.
Original Owner:
American Steamship Co.
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Quadruple expansion
# Boilers:
2 water tube
Propulsion Notes:
1300 hp, 16 1/2"-25"-38 1/2"-60" x 40" stroke, engine built by vessel builder, 1900; boilers built by Babcock & Wilcox Co, 1900
Hull Dimensions
Length:
478'
Beam:
52'
Depth:
30'
Tonnage (gross):
6025
Tonnage (net):
4578
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Gordon Park, Cleveland, Ohio
Date:
Nov 1962
How:
Converted to breakwater
History
Chronology:

1900 Owned American Steamship Co (Wolvin)

1901 Owned Pittsburgh Steamship (U.S. Steel)

1926 Installation of 2 water tube boilers by Babcock & Wilcox Co

1962 Converted to breakwater in Cleveland, OH

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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