R.L. IRELAND (1903, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
R.L. IRELAND
Also known as:
SIRIUS; ONTADOC
Year of Build:
1903
Official Number:
200254
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
62
Builder Name:
Chicago Shipbuilding Co
Original Owner:
Gilchrist Transportation Co
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 22"-35"-58"; 40" stroke
# Boilers:
2 Scotch 13' 2" x 11' 6"
Propulsion Notes:
1450 hp engine built by vessel builder, 1903; boilers built by American Shipbuilding Co, 1903
Hull Dimensions
Length:
416'
Beam:
50'
Depth:
28'
Tonnage (gross):
4470
Tonnage (net):
3143
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Izmir, Turkey
Date:
1973
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1903 Owned Gilchrist Transportation Co

1913 Owned Interlake Steamship Co (Pickands, Mather & Co); renamed SIRIUS

1925 Reconstructed by Interlake Steamship Co, Fairport, OH

1926 Owned Paterson Steamship Ltd; C 153112; renamed ONTADOC

1973 Scrapped in Turkey

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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