THOMAS LYNCH (1907, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
THOMAS LYNCH
Also known as:
WIARTON
Year of Build:
1907
Official Number:
204212
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
73
Builder Name:
Chicago Shipbuilding Co
Original Owner:
Pittsburgh Steamship Co.
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 24"-39"-65"; 42" stroke
# Boilers:
2 Scotch 16' x 11' 6"
Propulsion Notes:
1900 hp engine built by American Shipbuilding Co, 1907
Hull Dimensions
Length:
580'
Beam:
58'
Depth:
27.5'
Tonnage (gross):
7240
Tonnage (net):
5450
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Stelco Coal Dock, Hamilton, Ontario
Date:
1972
How:
Sunk as breakwater and pier-facing
History
Chronology:

1907 Owned Pittsburgh Steamship Co (U.S. Steel)

1940 Installation of 2 water tube boilers by Babcock & Wilcox Co

1965 Owned Upper Lakes Shipping Ltd; renamed WIARTON

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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