MIDVALE (1917, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
MIDVALE
Also known as:
BETHLEHEM; LA
Year of Build:
1917
Official Number:
215153
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Ashtabula, Ohio, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
167
Builder Name:
Great Lakes Engineering Works
Original Owner:
Johnstown Steamship Co
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 24 1/2"-40"-65"; 42" stroke
# Boilers:
3 Scotch 13'6" x 11'
Propulsion Notes:
1900 hp engine built by vessel builder, 1917; boilers built by Marine Boiler Works, 1917
Hull Dimensions
Length:
580'
Beam:
60'
Depth:
32'
Tonnage (gross):
8271
Tonnage (net):
6564
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Santander, Spain
Date:
1974
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1917 Owned Johnstown Steamship Co

1924 Owned Bethlehem Transportation Co

1925 Renamed BETHLEHEM

1951 Installation of 4 cylinder unaflow engine, 28" x 36", 3500 hp, by Skinner Engine Co; installation of 2 water tube boilers by Babcock & Wilcox Co

1974 Sold for use in Germany as a storage hull; renamed LA; resold for scrapping at Santander, Spain

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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