ROBERT L. IRELAND (1914, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
ROBERT L. IRELAND
Year of Build:
1914
Official Number:
212078
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Lorain, Ohio, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Additional vessel types:
Other
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
709
Builder Name:
American Shipbuilding Co.
Original Owner:
Kinney Steamship Co.
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 23"-36"-60"; 42" stroke
# Boilers:
2 Scotch 13' 9" x 11' 6"
Propulsion Notes:
1600 hp; engine and boilers built by vessel builder, 1914
Hull Dimensions
Length:
524'
Beam:
54'
Depth:
30'
Tonnage (gross):
6387
Tonnage (net):
4899
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Superior, Wisconsin
Date:
1961
How:
Scrapped; parts of hull used in floating drydock
History
Chronology:

1914 Owned Kinney Steamship Co

1936 Owned Wilson Transit Co

1958 Owned Knudsen Bros Shipbuilding Co as scrap

1961 Scrapped in Superior, WI

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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