D.G. KERR (1903, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
D.G. KERR
Also known as:
HARRY R. JONES
Year of Build:
1903
Official Number:
157696
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Superior, Wisconsin, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
509
Builder Name:
Superior Shipbuilding Co
Original Owner:
Provident Steamship Co
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Quadruple expansion
# Boilers:
2 water tube
Propulsion Notes:
15"-23 3/4"-36 1/2"-56" x 40", 1310 hp engine built by vessel builder, 1903; boilers built by Babcock & Wilcox, 1903
Hull Dimensions
Length:
448'
Beam:
52'
Depth:
28'
Tonnage (gross):
5531
Tonnage (net):
3991
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Troon, Scotland
Date:
1961
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1903 Owned Provident Steamship Co (Wolvin)

1913 Owned Interlake Steamship Co (Pickands, Mather & Co)

1915 Reconstructed

1916 Renamed HARRY R. JONES

1955 Owned Cargo Carriers Inc

1959 Owned Cargill Inc

1961 Scrapped in Scotland

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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