JAMES NASMYTH (1896, Barge)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
JAMES NASMYTH
Also known as:
MERLE H.; PIC RIVER; PIC R.
Year of Build:
1896
Official Number:
77231
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
West Bay City, Michigan, United States
Vessel Type:
Barge
Additional vessel types:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
117
Builder Name:
F.W. Wheeler Co
Original Owner:
Bessemer Steamship Co.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
365'
Beam:
44.1'
Depth:
22.8'
Tonnage (gross):
3419
Tonnage (net):
2979
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Hamilton, Ontario
Date:
1984
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1896 Owned Bessemer Steamship Co

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

1936 Owned Marine Iron & Shipbuilding Co (Geistman)

1937 Owned Pigeon River Lumber Co; renamed MERLE H.

1938 Owned Lakehead Transportation Co Ltd; C 158268

1942 Owned Great Lakes Lumber & Shipping Co

1949 Owned Quebec & Ontario Transportation Co Ltd; renamed PIC RIVER

1953 Converted to bulk freighter at Port Weller Drydock Ltd; installation of 6 cylinder oil engine, 22"x 35", 1650 hp, built by Burmeister & Wain Ltd in 1931

1978 Renamed PIC R, as scrap

1984 Scrapped in Hamilton, 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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