RED CROWN (1937, Tank Vessel)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
RED CROWN
Also known as:
AMOCO INDIANA; MEDUSA CONQUEST; SOUTHDOWN CONQUEST; CEMEX CONQUEST; ST. MARY'S CONQUEST
Year of Build:
1937
Official Number:
236823
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States
Vessel Type:
Tank Vessel
Additional vessel types:
Barge
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
292
Builder Name:
Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co
Original Owner:
Standard Oil Co
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 25"-41"-68"; 42" stroke
# Boilers:
2 Scotch 16' 6" x 12' 2"
Propulsion Notes:
2500 hp; engine and boilers built by vessel builder, 1937
Hull Dimensions
Length:
444'
Beam:
55.3'
Depth:
25.6'
Tonnage (gross):
5443
Tonnage (net):
3363
History
Chronology:

1937 Owned Standard Oil Co

1962 Owned American Oil Co; renamed AMOCO INDIANA

1986-1987 Converted to self-unloading cement barge at Bayship, Sturgeon Bay, WI; shortened to 420'

1987 Owned Medusa Cement Co; renamed MEDUSA CONQUEST

1999 Renamed SOUTHDOWN CONQUEST

2003 Renamed CEMEX CONQUEST

2005 Renamed ST. MARY'S CONQUEST

Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
(989)356-6188
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