JOHN M. MCKERCHEY (1906, Dredge)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
JOHN M. MCKERCHEY
Year of Build:
1906
Official Number:
203204
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Ecorse, Michigan, United States
Vessel Type:
Dredge
Note: Sandsucker
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
23
Builder Name:
Great Lakes Engineering Works
Original Owner:
John m. Mckerchey
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Steeple compound
# Cylinders:
2
# Boilers:
1 Scotch 11' x 11' 6"
Propulsion Notes:
350 hp engine built by vessel builder, 1906; boiler built by Marine Boiler Works, 1906
Hull Dimensions
Length:
161'
Beam:
37'
Depth:
11'
Tonnage (gross):
732
Tonnage (net):
443
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Off Lorain, Ohio, Lake Erie
Date:
16 Oct 1950
How:
Sank
History
Chronology:

1906 Owned John M. McKerchey

1912 Owned C.H. Little Co

1914 Owned United Fuel & Supply Co

1923 Owned Kelley Island Lime & Transportation Co

1950 Sank of Lorain, OH on October 16

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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