WILLIAM B. KERR (1907, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
WILLIAM B. KERR
Also known as:
FRANCIS E. HOUSE; KINSMAN INDEPENDENT
Year of Build:
1907
Official Number:
203917
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
72
Builder Name:
Chicago Shipbuilding Co
Original Owner:
Weston Transit Co
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 22 1/2"-37 1/2"-65"; 42" stroke
# Boilers:
2 Scotch 15' 4 1/2" x 11' 6"
Propulsion Notes:
1900 hp; engine and boilers built by American Shipbuilding Co, 1907
Hull Dimensions
Length:
585'
Beam:
60'
Depth:
32'
Tonnage (gross):
7869
Tonnage (net):
6637
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Spain
Date:
1974
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1907 Owned Weston Transit Co (Mills)

1911 Owned Pittsburgh Steamship Co (U.S. Steel); renamed FRANCIS E. HOUSE

1935 Installation of 2 water tube boilers by Babcock & Wilcox Co

1966 Owned Kinsman Marine Transit Co (Steinbrenner); renamed KINSMAN INDEPENDENT

1974 Scrapped in Spain

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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