JOHN B. RICHARDS (1925, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
JOHN B. RICHARDS
Year of Build:
1925
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Old Kilpatrick, United Kingdom
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
248
Builder Name:
Napier & Miller Ltd
Original Owner:
Eastern Steamship Co. Ltd
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 17"-28 1/2"-47"; 33" stroke
# Boilers:
2 Scotch 11' 10" x 10' 10"
Propulsion Notes:
1000 hp; engine and boilers built by David Rowan & Co Ltd, 1925
Hull Dimensions
Length:
253'
Beam:
43'
Depth:
20'
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Saint John, New Brunswick
Date:
1962
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1925 Owned Eastern Steamship Co Ltd (Boland & Cornelius)

1936 Owned Upper Lakes & St. Lawrence Transportation Co Ltd

1959 Owned St. John Shipbuilding and Drydock Ltd

1962 Scrapped in New Brunswick

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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