NORFOLK (1937, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
NORFOLK
Also known as:
HUMBERDOC
Year of Build:
1937
Official Number:
179585
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
River Rouge, Michigan, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
284
Builder Name:
Great Lakes Engineering Works
Original Owner:
Ford Motor Co
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
2 oil
# Cylinders:
8
Propulsion Notes:
10 1/2" x 13 1/2", 1200 hp engine built by Cooper-Bessemer Corp., 1937
Hull Dimensions
Length:
291'
Beam:
43'
Depth:
18'
Tonnage (gross):
1946
Tonnage (net):
1603
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Bilbao. Spain
Date:
1969
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1937 Owned Ford Motor Co

1942 Owned U.S. Maritime Commission

1946 Owned Erie & St. Lawrence Corp

1950 Owned Paterson Steamship Ltd; shortened 44' and deepened 7' by Canadian Vickers Ltd, Montreal, QUE; renamed HUMBERDOC

1960 Lengthened 46' by Kingston Shipyards Ltd, ONT

1969 Scrapped in Spain

Contact
Contact
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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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