MARICOPA (1896, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
MARICOPA
Also known as:
JOHN P. GEISTMAN; E.E. JOHNSON; ALTADOC; D.B. WELDON
Year of Build:
1896
Official Number:
92736
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
South Chicago, Illinois, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
21
Builder Name:
Chicago Shipbuilding Co
Original Owner:
Minnesota Steamship Co
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 25"-40"-68", 42" stroke
# Boilers:
3 Scotch 13' x 13'
Propulsion Notes:
2000 hp; engine and boilers built by Cleveland Shipbuilding Co, 1896
Hull Dimensions
Length:
406'
Beam:
48'
Depth:
28'
Tonnage (gross):
4223
Tonnage (net):
3669
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Date:
1974
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1896 Owned Minnesota Steamship Co

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

1914 Installation of 2 Scotch boilers, 16' x 11' 6", by American Shipbuilding Co

1923 Reconstructed

1936 Owned Pigeon River Lumber Co

1936 Owned Geistman Steamship Co

1937 Renamed JOHN P. GEISTMAN

1939 Owned Lakehead Transportation Co Ltd; C 11063

1941 Renamed E.E. JOHNSON

1945 Owned Paterson Steamship Ltd; renamed ALTADOC

1962 Owned Goderich Elevator & Transit Co; renamed D.B. WELDON

1974 Scrapped in Thunder Bay, ONT

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Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
(989)356-6188
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