WILLIAM A. ROGERS (1905, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
WILLIAM A. ROGERS
Also known as:
LEHIGH; JOHNSTOWN
Year of Build:
1905
Official Number:
202311
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Lorain, Ohio, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
337
Builder Name:
American Shipbuilding Co.
Original Owner:
Niagara Transit Co
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 23 1/2"-38"-63"; 42" stroke
# Boilers:
2 Scotch 14' 6" x 11' 6"
Propulsion Notes:
Engine built by vessel builder, 1905
Hull Dimensions
Length:
525'
Beam:
55'
Depth:
31'
Tonnage (gross):
6574
Tonnage (net):
5101
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Hamilton, Ontario
Date:
1950
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1905 Owned Niagara Transit Co (Mills)

1916 Owned Johnstown Steamship Co (Hanna)

1924 Owned Bethlehem Transportation Co

1925 Renamed LEHIGH

1942 Owned U.S. Maritime Commission

1943 Renamed JOHNSTOWN

1950 Scrapped in Hamilton, ONT

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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