H.H. PORTER (1920, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
H.H. PORTER
Also known as:
YOUNGSTOWN; WALTER E. WATSON; NATIONAL TRADER
Year of Build:
1920
Official Number:
220605
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Lorain, Ohio, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
778
Builder Name:
American Shipbuilding Co.
Original Owner:
Brier Hill Steamship Co
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 24 1/2"-41"-65"; 42" stroke
Propulsion Notes:
2300 hp engine built by vessel builder, 1920
Hull Dimensions
Length:
580'
Beam:
60'
Depth:
32'
Tonnage (gross):
8262
Tonnage (net):
6436
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Date:
1978
How:
Scrapped between 1976 and 1978
History
Chronology:

1920 Owned Brier Hill Steamship Co (Pickands, Mather & Co, 1921)

1925 Owned Interlake Steamship Co (Pickands, Mather & Co); renamed YOUNGSTOWN

1948 Installation of 2 water tube boilers by Foster-Wheeler Corp

1957 Renamed WALTER E. WATSON

1974 Owned National Steel Corp; renamed NATIONAL TRADER

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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