GEORGE M. HUMPHREY (1927, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
GEORGE M. HUMPHREY
Also known as:
CAPTAIN JOHN ROEN; ADAM E. CORNELIUS; CONSUMERS POWER
Year of Build:
1927
Official Number:
226276
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Lorain, Ohio, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
796
Builder Name:
American Shipbuilding Co.
Original Owner:
Kinsman Transit Co
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Hull Dimensions
Length:
580'
Beam:
60'
Depth:
32'
Tonnage (gross):
8004
Tonnage (net):
6311
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Date:
1988
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1927 Owned Kinsman Transit Co (Steinbrenner)

1943 Sank in 74' of water on June 15 when it collided with D.M. CLEMSON 1 7/8 miles off Old Point Mackinac Light

1944 Raided by Captain John Roen on September 10 and taken to Manitowoc and Sturgeon Bay, WI

1945 Owned Roen Steamship Co; renamed CAPTAIN JOHN ROEN

1947 Owned American Steamship Co (Boland & Cornelius)

1948 Renamed ADAM E. CORNELIUS

1956 Installation of 2 cylinder steam turbine engine, 5500 hp, by DeLaval Steam Turbine Co; installation of 2 water tube boilers by Foster-Wheeler Corp.

1958 Renamed CONSUMERS POWER

???? Chartered Erie Sand Steamship Co

1988 Scrapped in Taiwan

Contact
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USA
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