RESERVE (1953, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
RESERVE
Also known as:
JAMES L. KUBER
Year of Build:
1953
Official Number:
265360
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
River Rouge, Michigan, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Additional vessel types:
Barge
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
299
Builder Name:
Great Lakes Engineering Works
Original Owner:
Columbia Transportation
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Steam turbine
# Cylinders:
2
# Boilers:
2 water tube
Propulsion Notes:
7700 hp engine built by Westinghouse Electric Corp, 1953; boilers built by Foster-Wheeler Corp, 1953
Hull Dimensions
Length:
620'
Beam:
70'
Depth:
36'
Tonnage (gross):
11601
Tonnage (net):
8601
History
Chronology:

1953 Owned Columbia Transportation (Oglebay, Norton & Co)

1974-1975 Lengthened 129' by Fraser Shipyards, Superior, WI

1982 Converted to self-unloader by Bay Shipbuilding, Sturgeon Bay, WI

2006 Owned K & K Wharehousing

2007-2008 Converted to barge at Menominee, MI

2008 Renamed JAMES L. KUBER

2011 Owned Lower Lakes Towing Co

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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