WILLIS L. KING (1910, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
WILLIS L. KING
Also known as:
C.L. AUSTIN
Year of Build:
1910
Official Number:
208397
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Ecorse, Michigan, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
79
Builder Name:
Great Lakes Engineering Works
Original Owner:
Interstate Steamship Co
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 24"-38"-65"; 42" stroke
# Boilers:
2 Scotch 16' x 12' 2"
Propulsion Notes:
1878 hp engine built by vessel builder, 1910; boilers built by Marine Boiler Works, 1911
Hull Dimensions
Length:
580'
Beam:
58.3'
Depth:
32'
Tonnage (gross):
7802
Tonnage (net):
6497
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Ashtabula, Ohio
Date:
1984
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1910 Owned Interstate Steamship Co (Becker)

1920 Owned Jones & Laughlin Steel Co

1952 Owned Wilson Transit Co

1953 Renamed C.L. AUSTIN

1973 Owned Kinsman Marine Transit Co (Steinbrenner)

1984 Scrapped in Ashtabua, OH

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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