PORTWELL (1929, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
PORTWELL
Also known as:
LT. JOHN MISENER; H.L. WYATT
Year of Build:
1929
Official Number:
161517
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Wallsend-On-Tyne, United Kingdom
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
1391
Builder Name:
Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd
Original Owner:
Welland Steamship Ltd
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 15"-25"-40"; 33" stroke
# Boilers:
2 Scotch 10' 1" x 10' 10"
Propulsion Notes:
750 hp; engine and boilers built by vessel builder, 1929
Hull Dimensions
Length:
252.8'
Beam:
43.2' 20"
Tonnage (old style):
1928
Tonnage (gross):
1148
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Humberstone, Ontario
Date:
1960
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1929 Owned Welland Steamship Ltd

1932 Owned Huron Steamship Ltd (Misener)

1939 Owned Sarnia Steamship Ltd (Misener)

1949 Renamed LT. JOHN MISENER

1951 Owned Colonial Steamship Ltd (Misener)

1954 Renamed H.L. WYATT

1960 Scrapped in Humberstone, 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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