WILLIAM J. OLCOTT (1910, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
WILLIAM J. OLCOTT
Also known as:
GEORGE E. SEEDHOUSE
Year of Build:
1910
Official Number:
207790
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Ecorse, Michigan, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Additional vessel types:
Other
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
74
Builder Name:
Great Lakes Engineering Works
Original Owner:
Pittsburgh Steamship Co.
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 24"-39"-65 1/2"; 42" stroke
# Boilers:
2 Scotch 16' x 11' 9"
Propulsion Notes:
1880 hp engine built by vessel builder, 1910
Hull Dimensions
Length:
588'
Beam:
58'
Depth:
28'
Tonnage (gross):
7568
Tonnage (net):
5712
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Date:
1993
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1910 Owned Pittsburgh Steamship Co (U.S. Steel)

1944 Installation of 2 water tube boilers by Babcock & Wilcox Co

1970 Owned Kinsman Marine Transit Co; renamed GEORGE E. SEEDHOUSE

1975 Owned Bay Shipbuilding Co

???? Used as floating warehouse in Sturgeon Bay, WI

1993 Scrapped in Sturgeon Bay, WI

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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