LOUIS W. HILL (1917, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
LOUIS W. HILL
Also known as:
VALLEY CAMP
Year of Build:
1917
Official Number:
215518
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Lorain, Ohio, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
721
Builder Name:
American Shipbuilding Co.
Original Owner:
Producers Steamship Co.
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 23 1/2"-38 1/2"-63"; 42" stroke
# Boilers:
2 Scotch 15' 4 1/2" x 11'
Propulsion Notes:
1900 hp; engine and boilers built by vessel builder, 1917
Hull Dimensions
Length:
525'
Beam:
58'
Depth:
31'
Tonnage (gross):
7038
Tonnage (net):
5648
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Date:
1968
How:
Used as a maritime museum
Notes:
current to 2020
History
Chronology:

1917 Owned Producers Steamship Co (Hanna)

1937 Owned National Steel Corporation (Hanna)

1955 Owned Wilson Transit Co; renamed VALLEY CAMP

1957 Owned Republic Steel Corporation

1968 Owned Le Sault de Sainte Marie Historical Sites Inc

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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