SALT LAKE CITY (1907, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
SALT LAKE CITY
Also known as:
CHESTER A. CONGDON
Year of Build:
1907
Official Number:
204526
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Builder Name:
Chicago Shipbuilding Co
Original Owner:
Holmes Steamship 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:
1765 hp; engine and boilers built by American Shipbuilding Co, 1907
Hull Dimensions
Length:
532'
Beam:
56'
Depth:
31'
Tonnage (gross):
6530
Tonnage (net):
4843
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Canoe Rocks, Isle Royale, Lake Superior
Date:
6 Nov 1918
How:
Stranded
History
Chronology:

1907 Owned Holmes Steamship Co (Hawgood)

1911 Owned Continental Steamship Co (Tomlinson)

1913 Renamed CHESTER A. CONGDON

1918 Stranded at Isle Royale, Lake Superior on November 6

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
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