MATHEWSTON (1922, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
MATHEWSTON
Also known as:
RALPH S. MISENER
Year of Build:
1922
Official Number:
141679
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
47
Builder Name:
Port Arthur Shipbuilding Co
Original Owner:
Mathews Steamship Co. Ltd
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 25 1/2"-41"-67"; 42" stroke
# Boilers:
3 Scotch 13'6" x 11' 2"
Propulsion Notes:
2200 hp; engine and boilers built by vessel builder, 1922
Hull Dimensions
Length:
530'
Beam:
58'
Depth:
31'
Tonnage (gross):
7403
Tonnage (net):
5918
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Vado, Italy
Date:
1970
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1922 Owned Mathews Steamship Co Ltd

1933 Owned Sarnia Steamship Co (Misener)

1954 Renamed RALPH S. MISENER

1964 Collided with BENJAMIN F. FAIRLESS in Welland Canal on June 16

1967 Renamed MATHEWSTON

1970 Scrapped in Italy

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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