Also known as:

FRANK E. TAPLIN

Year of Build:

1908

Official Number:

204799

Built at:

Lorain, Ohio, United States

Vessel Type:

Bulk Freighter

Hull Materials:

Steel

Hull Number:

356

Builder Name:

American Shipbuilding Co.

Original Owner:

Detroit Steamship Co

Propulsion:

Screw

Engine Type:

Triple expansion 22"-35"-58"; 42" stroke

# Boilers:

2 Scotch 13' 9" x 11' 6"

Propulsion Notes:

1500 hp; engine and boilers built by vessel builder, 1908

Length:

420'

Beam:

52.3'

Depth:

28.6'

Tonnage (gross):

4961

Tonnage (net):

3632

Final Location:

Cartagena, Spain

Date:

1969

How:

Scrapped

1908 Owned Detroit Steamship Co (Sullivan)

1915 Owned Wilson Transit Co

1920 Renamed FRANK E. TAPLIN

1930 Reconstructed by Marine Iron Works, Duluth, MN

1950 Owned Gartland Steamship Co (Sullivan)

1969 Scrapped in Spain