GEORGE H. RUSSEL (1905, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
GEORGE H. RUSSEL
Also known as:
CANOPUS
Year of Build:
1905
Official Number:
202149
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
St. Clair, Michigan, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
11
Builder Name:
Great Lakes Engineering Works
Original Owner:
Gilchrist Transportation Co
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 22 1/2"-36"-60"; 40" stroke
# Boilers:
2 Scotch 13' 2" x 11' 6"
Propulsion Notes:
1500 hp engine built by vessel builder, 1905; boilers built by Marine Boiler Works, 1905
Hull Dimensions
Length:
462'
Beam:
50'
Depth:
28'
Tonnage (gross):
4978
Tonnage (net):
3770
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Ashtabula, Ohio
Date:
1962
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1905 Owned Gilchrist Transportation Co

1913 Owned Interlake Steamship Co (Pickands, Mather & Co); renamed CANOPUS

1924 Reconstructed

1945 Owned Nicholson Transit Co

1962 Scrapped in Ashtabula, OH

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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