FRANK ROCKEFELLER (1896, Whaleback)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
FRANK ROCKEFELLER
Also known as:
SOUTH PARK; METEOR
Year of Build:
1896
Official Number:
121015
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
West Superior, Wisconsin, United States
Vessel Type:
Whaleback
Note: Museum
Additional vessel types:
Other; Tank Vessel
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
136
Builder Name:
American Steel Barge Co
Original Owner:
American Steel Barge Co
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 23"-38"-63", 40" stroke
# Boilers:
3 Scotch 12' x 13'
Propulsion Notes:
2000 hp engine built by Cleveland Shipbuilding Co, 1896
Hull Dimensions
Length:
366'
Beam:
45'
Depth:
26'
Tonnage (gross):
2759
Tonnage (net):
2013
History
Chronology:

1896 Owned American Steel Barge Co

1900 Owned Bessemer Steamship Co

1901 Owned Pittsburgh Steamship Co (U.S. Steel)

1915 Installation of 2 Scotch boilers, 15' 4 1/2" x 10" by American Shipbuilding Co

1927 Owned Central Dredging Co

1928 Renamed SOUTH PARK

1934 Owned Maurice Sobel

1936 Owned Nicholson-Universal Steamship Co

1943 Owned Cleveland Tankers Inc; converted to tanker by Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co, WI; renamed METEOR

1971 Owned Superior Public Museums; berthed at Barkers Island, Superior, WI, as museum

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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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