NORWAY (1910, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
NORWAY
Also known as:
RUTH HINDMAN
Year of Build:
1910
Official Number:
207247
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Toledo, Ohio, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
115
Builder Name:
Toledo Shipbuilding Co.
Original Owner:
U.S. Transportation Co
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Quadruple expansion
# Boilers:
3 Scotch 12'6" x 11'10 1/4"
Propulsion Notes:
2000 hp, 20"-29"-42"-61" x 42" engine built by vessel builder, 1910; boilers built by Marine Boiler Works, 1910
Hull Dimensions
Length:
504'
Beam:
58'
Depth:
25.6'
Tonnage (gross):
6673
Tonnage (net):
5314
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Date:
1975
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1910 Owned U.S. Transportation Co

1911 Owned Great Lakes Steamship Co

1949 Installation of 2 water tube boilers by Babcock & Wilcox Co

1957 Owned Wilson Marine Transit Co

1964 Owned Hindman Transportation Co Ltd; BR 306342

1965 Renamed RUTH HINDMAN

1975 Scrapped in Thunder Bay, Ontario

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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