KENSINGTON (1903, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
KENSINGTON
Also known as:
M.S. REEB; O.S. MCFARLAND
Year of Build:
1903
Official Number:
200203
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Toledo, Ohio, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
94
Builder Name:
Craig Shipbuilding Co.
Original Owner:
Tomlinson
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 20"-32 1/2"-55"; 40" stroke
# Boilers:
2 Scotch 12' 6" x 12'
Propulsion Notes:
1200 hp engine built by vessel builder, 1903; boilers built by Lake Erie Boiler Works, 1903
Hull Dimensions
Length:
360'
Beam:
50'
Depth:
28'
Tonnage (gross):
3763
Tonnage (net):
3130
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Duluth, Minnesota
Date:
1974
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1903 Owned Tomlinson

1908 Owned American Steamship Co (Boland & Cornelius)

1917 Renamed M.A. REEB

1924 Reconstructed by Manitowoc Shipbuilding Corporation, WI

1928 Owned Lakewood Steamship Co (Valley Camp Steamship Co); renamed O.S. McFARLAND

1934 Owned Columbia Transportation (Oglebay, Norton Co)

1940 Converted to crane ship; installation of 2 Scotch boilers, 14' x 10' 11" built by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation in 1918

1974 Scrapped in Duluth, MN

Contact
Contact
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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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