J.M. JENKS (1902, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
J.M. JENKS
Also known as:
R.R. RICHARDSON; RALPH S. CAULKINS; POWERAUX PETER
Year of Build:
1902
Official Number:
77532
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Lorain, Ohio, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
317
Builder Name:
American Shipbuilding Co.
Original Owner:
Acme Transit Co
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 22"-35"-58"; 42" stroke
# Boilers:
2 Scotch 13'2" x 11'6"
Propulsion Notes:
1480 hp; engine and boilers built by vessel builder, 1902
Hull Dimensions
Length:
414'
Beam:
50'
Depth:
28'
Tonnage (gross):
4644
Tonnage (net):
3381
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Bremen, Germany
Date:
1964
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1902 Owned Acme Transit Co (Hawgood)

1915 Owned Pittsburgh Steamship Co (U.S. Steel); renamed R.R. RICHARDSON

1917 Reconstructed by Pittsburgh Steamship Co., Fairport, OH

1925 Installation of 2 Scotch boilers, 14'3" x 11' by Toledo Shipbuilding Co

1940 Owned Minnesota-Atlantic Transit Co

1941 Owned Waterways Navigation Co

1942 Renamed RALPH S. CAULKINS

1959 Owned Gartland Steamship Co

1963 Owned Power Auxiliary Corporation; renamed POWERAUX PETER

1964 Scrapped in Germany

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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