METCALFE (1923, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
METCALFE
Also known as:
FAIRMOUNT; M.I.L. 495
Year of Build:
1923
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Irvine, United Kingdom
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Additional vessel types:
Barge
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
492
Builder Name:
Ayshire Dockyard Ltd
Original Owner:
Interlake Navigation Co
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 16'-26 1/2"-44"; 33" stroke
# Boilers:
2 Scotch
Propulsion Notes:
863 hp; engine and boilers built by Bow, McLachlan & Co Ltd, 1923
Hull Dimensions
Length:
252'
Beam:
43.2'
Depth:
19'
Tonnage (gross):
1851
Tonnage (net):
1302
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Sorel, Quebec
Date:
1970
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1923 Owned Interlake Navigation Co

1927 Owned Canada Steamship Lines; renamed FAIRMOUNT

1960 Reduced to barge at Sorel, QUE

1961 Owned Marine Industries Ltd

1963 Renamed M.I.L. 495

1970 Scrapped in Sorel, QUE

Contact
Contact
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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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