CLIFFORD F. MOLL (1909, Bulk Freighter)

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Identification

Vessel name:: CLIFFORD F. MOLL
Also known as:: STANDARD PORTLAND CEMENT; ELMDALE; K.A. POWELL
Year of Build:: 1909
Official Number:: 206044

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Ecorse, Michigan, United States
Vessel Type:: Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:: Steel
Hull Number:: 57
Builder Name:: Great Lakes Engineering Works
Original Owner:: American Steamship Co.

Power

Propulsion:: Screw
Engine Type:: Triple expansion 23"-36"-60"; 42" stroke
# Boilers:: 2 Scotch 13' 9" x 11' 6"
Propulsion Notes:: 1550 hp engine built by vessel builder, 1909; boilers built by Marine Boiler Works, 1909

Hull Dimensions

Length:: 444' 56"
Tonnage (old style):: 5448
Tonnage (gross):: 3860

Final Disposition

Final Location:: Thunder Bay, Ontario
Date:: 1979
How:: Scrapped

History

Chronology:

1909 Owned American Steamship Co (Boland & Cornelius)

1933 Renamed STANDARD PORTAND CEMENT

1960 Sank in collision with AUGUST ZIESING in dense fog 2 miles above Port Huron, MI, Lake Huron on May 20; raised on May 23; repaired at Great Lakes Engineering Works, River Rouge, MI

1960 Owned Reoch Transports Ltd; BR 199397; renamed ELMDALE

1973 Owned Goderich Elevator & Transit Lo Ltd

1974 Renamed K.A. POWELL

1979 Scrapped in Thunder Bay, ONT

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