FRANCIS L. ROBBINS (1905, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
FRANCIS L. ROBBINS
Also known as:
GEORGE W. MEAD
Year of Build:
1905
Official Number:
201802
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
424
Builder Name:
American Shipbuilding Co.
Original Owner:
Valley Steamship Co
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 18"-30"-52 1/2"; 40" stroke
# Boilers:
2 Scotch 12' x 12'
Propulsion Notes:
850 hp engine built by Cleveland Shipbuilding Co, 1885; boilers built by vessel builder, 1905
Hull Dimensions
Length:
380'
Beam:
50'
Depth:
28'
Tonnage (gross):
4222
Tonnage (net):
3036
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Ashtabula, Ohio
Date:
1967
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1905 Owned Valley Steamship Co (Becker)

1922 Owned Becker Steamship Co

1928 Owned Consolidated Water, Power & Paper Co (Newaygo Tug Line)

1929 Reconstructed by Manitowoc Shipbuilding Corp., WI; renamed GEORGE W. MEAD

1936 Owned T.J. McCarthy Steamship Co

1965 Owned Hudson Waterways Inc

1967 Scrapped in Ashtabula, OH

Contact
Contact
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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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