ISHPEMING (1906, Bulk Freighter)

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Identification

Vessel name:: ISHPEMING
Also known as:: THORNHILL
Year of Build:: 1906
Official Number:: 203364

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Ecorse, Michigan, United States
Vessel Type:: Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:: Steel
Hull Number:: 21
Builder Name:: Great Lakes Engineering Works
Original Owner:: Cleveland Cliffs Steamship Co

Power

Propulsion:: Screw
Engine Type:: Triple expansion 23"-37"-63"; 42" stroke
# Boilers:: 2 Scotch 15' x 11' 6"
Propulsion Notes:: 1665 hp engine built by vessel builder, 1906; boilers built by Lake Erie Boiler Works, 1906

Hull Dimensions

Length:: 530'
Beam:: 56'
Depth:: 31'
Tonnage (gross):: 6924
Tonnage (net):: 5476

Final Disposition

Final Location:: Hamilton, Ontario
Date:: 1976
How:: Scrapped

History

Chronology:

1906 Owned Cleveland Cliffs Steamship Co

1951 Installation of 2 cylinder steam turbine engine, 3300 hp, by DeLaval Steam Turbine Co; installation of 2 water tube boilers by Combustion-Superheater Inc

1964-95 Buckeye Steamship Co (chartered)

1966 Owned Upper Lakes Shipping Ltd; renamed THORNHILL

1976 Scrapped in Hamilton, ONT

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