LAKE FOLCROFT (1918, Package Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
LAKE FOLCROFT
Year of Build:
1918
Official Number:
217658
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Wyandotte, Michigan, United States
Vessel Type:
Package Freighter
Additional vessel types:
Barge
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
250
Builder Name:
Detroit Shipbuilding Co
Original Owner:
U.S. Shipping Board
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Hull Dimensions
Length:
251'
Beam:
43.5'
Depth:
26'
Tonnage (gross):
2592
Tonnage (net):
1604
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Mobile, Alabama
Date:
1947
How:
Scrapped
Notes:
c 1947
History
Chronology:

1919 Owned U.S. Shipping Board

1926 Owned Ford Motor Co

1928 Lengthened 62' and converted to barge; 313 x 43.5 x 26; 3183 gross ton; 3040 net tons

1942 Owned U.S. Maritime Commission

1943 Reconverted to propeller by Todd Galveston Drydock Co; 3353 gross tons; 1907 net tons

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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