J. PIERPONT MORGAN (1906, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
J. PIERPONT MORGAN
Also known as:
HERON BAY; HERON B.
Year of Build:
1906
Official Number:
203155
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
68
Builder Name:
Chicago Shipbuilding Co
Original Owner:
Pittsburgh Steamship Co.
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 25"-39"-65", 42" stroke
# Boilers:
2 Scotch 15' 4 1/2" x 11' 6"
Propulsion Notes:
1800hp engine built by vessel builder, 1906; boilers built by American Shipbuilding Co, 1906
Hull Dimensions
Length:
580'
Beam:
58'
Depth:
32'
Tonnage (gross):
7709
Tonnage (net):
6136
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Lauzon, Quebec
Date:
1979
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1906 Owned Pittsburgh Steamship Co (U.S. Steel)

1937 Installation of 2 water tube boilers by Babcock & Wilcox Co

1965 Owned Quebec & Ontario Transportation Co Ltd

1966 Renamed HERON BAY

1978 Renamed HERON B.

1979 Scrapped in Lauzon, QUE

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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