HOOVER AND MASON (1905, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
HOOVER AND MASON
Also known as:
E.M. YOUNG; COLONEL E.M. YOUNG; SPARKMAN D. FOSTER
Year of Build:
1905
Official Number:
202033
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Ecorse, Michigan, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
6
Builder Name:
Great Lakes Engineering Works
Original Owner:
Zenith Steamship Co
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Quadruple expansion
# Boilers:
3 Scotch 11'6" x 11'6"
Propulsion Notes:
1650 hp, 18"-27 1/2"-40 1/2"-62" x 42" stroke engine built by vessel builder, 1905
Hull Dimensions
Length:
504'
Beam:
54'
Depth:
30'
Tonnage (gross):
5841
Tonnage (net):
4578
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Genoa, Italy
Date:
1963
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1905 Owned Zenith Steamship Co (Tomlinson)

1928 Owned United Steamship Co (Tomlinson); converted to self-unloader; renamed E.M. YOUNG

1929 Renamed COLONEL E.M. YOUNG

1948 Owned American Steamship Co (Boland & Cornelius)

1953 Owned River Steamship Co (Browning); converted to straight deck

1954 Renamed SPARKMAN D. FOSTER

1956 Received forward and aft cabins from B.F. JONES at Fraser Shipyards, Duluth, MN

1957 Owned Browning Lines Inc

1963 Scrapped in Italy

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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