JOHN A. ROEBLING (1898, Barge)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
JOHN A. ROEBLING
Year of Build:
1898
Official Number:
77310
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
West Bay City, Michigan, United States
Vessel Type:
Barge
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
126
Builder Name:
F.W. Wheeler Co
Original Owner:
Bessemer Steamship Co.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
436'
Beam:
49'
Depth:
28'
Tonnage (gross):
4693
Tonnage (net):
4447
Final Disposition
Final Location:
10 miles west of Toronto, Ontario
Date:
1968
How:
Used as breakwall for Ontario Hydro
History
Chronology:

1898 Owned Bessemer Steamship Co

1901 Owned Pittsburgh Steamship Co (US Steel)

1924 Reconstructed

1945 Owned Upper Lakes & St. Lawrence Transportation Co; C 174979

1968 Used as breakwall

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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