JAY C. MORSE (1907, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
JAY C. MORSE
Also known as:
SHELTER BAY; D.B. WELDON
Year of Build:
1907
Official Number:
204429
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
438
Builder Name:
American Shipbuilding Co.
Original Owner:
Masaba Steamship Co
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 23"-38"-63", 42" stroke
# Boilers:
2 Scotch 14' 6" x 11' 6"
Propulsion Notes:
1760 hp; engine and boilers built by vessel builder, 1907
Hull Dimensions
Length:
532'
Beam:
58'
Depth:
31'
Tonnage (gross):
6649
Tonnage (net):
5087
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Date:
1983
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1907 Owned Masaba Steamship Co (Pickands, Mather & Co)

1913 Owned Interlake Steamship Co (Pickands, Mather & Co)

1942 Installation of 2 Scotch boilers by Toledo Shipbuilding Co

1965 Owned Quebec & Ontario Transportation Co Ltd; renamed SHELTER BAY

1978 Owned Goderich Elevator and Transit Co Ltd

1979 Renamed D.B. WELDON

1983 Scrapped in Thunder Bay, ONT

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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