HUGH KENNEDY (1907, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
HUGH KENNEDY
Also known as:
J.F. SCHOELLKOPF JR
Year of Build:
1907
Official Number:
203906
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Lorain, Ohio, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
349
Builder Name:
American Shipbuilding Co.
Original Owner:
Buffalo Steamship Co.
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 23 1/2"-38"-63"; 42" stroke
# Boilers:
2 Scotch 15' x 11' 6"
Propulsion Notes:
1765 hp; engine and boilers built by vessel builder, 1907
Hull Dimensions
Length:
531'
Beam:
56'
Depth:
31'
Tonnage (gross):
7064
Tonnage (net):
5500
Final Disposition
Final Location:
La Spezia, Italy
Date:
1980
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1907 Owned Buffalo Steamship Co (Mitchell)

1922 Owned American Steamship Co (Boland & Cornelius)

1930 Renamed J.F. SCHOELLKOPF JR

1933 Converted to self-unloader by American Shipbuilding Co, Lorain, OH

1950 Installation of 4 cylinder unaflow engine, 28" x 30", 3500 hp, by Skinner Engine Co; installation of 2 water tube boilers by Babcock & Wilcox

1973 Owned Erie Sand Steamship Co

1980 Scrapped in Italy

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
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