SAMUEL F.B. MORSE (1898, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
SAMUEL F.B. MORSE
Also known as:
WYCHEM 105
Year of Build:
1898
Official Number:
116841
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
West Bay City, Michigan, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Builder Name:
F.W. Wheeler Co
Original Owner:
Bessemer Steamship Co.
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Quadruple expansion
# Boilers:
4 Scotch 11' 6" x 13" 4"
Propulsion Notes:
26"-39"-54"-80" x 42" engine built by Whitman Manufacturing Co, 1898
Hull Dimensions
Length:
456'
Beam:
50'
Depth:
29'
Tonnage (gross):
4936
Tonnage (net):
4307
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Date:
1979
How:
Scrapped; converted into two 72' barges
History
Chronology:

1898 Owned Bessemer Steamship Co

1901 Owned Pittsburgh Steamship Co (U.S. Steel)

1903 Installation of 2 water tube boilers by Babcock & Wilcox Co

1954 Owned Wyandotte Transportation Co; renamed WYCHEN 105

1955 Owned Merritt, Chapman & Scott Corp.

1958 Owned Roen Steamship Co

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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