MARINE ANGEL (1945, Package Freighter)

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Identification

Vessel name:: MARINE ANGEL
Also known as:: MCKEE SONS
Year of Build:: 1945
Official Number:: 247490

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Vessel Type:: Package Freighter
Additional vessel types:: Barge; Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:: Steel
Hull Number:: 354
Builder Name:: Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co
Original Owner:: U.S. Maritime Commission

Power

Propulsion:: Screw
Engine Type:: Steam turbine
# Boilers:: 2 water tube
Propulsion Notes:: 9900 hp engine built by General Electric Corporation, 1945; boilers built by Babcock & Wilcox Co, 1945

Hull Dimensions

Length:: 496'
Beam:: 72'
Depth:: 25.5'
Tonnage (gross):: 11758
Tonnage (net):: 8151

History

Chronology:

1945 Owned U.S. Maritime Commission

1953 Owned Amersand Steamship Co (Boland & Cornelius); converted to bulk freighter by Maryland Drydock Co, Baltimore; 620 x 72 x 37; 13803 gross tons & 10940 net tons; towed up Mississippi River; self-unloader installed by Christy Corporation, Manitowoc, WI; renamed MCKEE SONS

1990 Owned Upper Lakes Towing Co

1991 Converted to barge (self-unloader) by Upper Lakes Towing; paired with OLIVE L. MOORE

2000 Owned Grand River Navigation Co (Lower Lakes Towing Co); paired with INVINCIBLE

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