MALTA (1895, Barge)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
MALTA
Also known as:
THUNDER BAY; PINEBRANCH; EMPIRE STICKLEBACK
Year of Build:
1895
Official Number:
92637
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Vessel Type:
Barge
Hull Materials:
Steel
Builder Name:
Chicago Shipbuilding Co
Original Owner:
Minnesota Steamship Co
Hull Dimensions
Length:
302'
Beam:
40'
Depth:
25'
Tonnage (gross):
2237
Tonnage (net):
2132
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Mulgrave, Nova Scotia
Date:
1961
How:
Used as breakwall
History
Chronology:

1895 Owned Minnesota Steamship Co

1901 Owned Pittsburgh Steamship Co (U.S. Steel)

1912 Owned Canadian Northwest Steamship Co (Western Drydock Co); renamed THUNDER BAY

1917-1921 Unknown

1921 Owned Canada Steamship Lines Ltd

1937 Owned Branch Lines Ltd; renamed PINEBRANCH; leased to British War Shipping Board (1941-1946; renamed EMPIRE STICKLEBACK)

1946 Renamed PINEBRANCH

1961 Used as breakwall at Mulgrave, Nova Scotia

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Contact
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Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
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211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
(989)356-6188
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