COL. JAMES M. SCHOONMAKER (1911, Bulk Freighter)

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Identification

Vessel name:: COL. JAMES M. SCHOONMAKER
Also known as:: WILLIS B. BOYER
Year of Build:: 1911
Official Number:: 209185

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Ecorse, Michigan, United States
Vessel Type:: Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:: Steel
Hull Number:: 82
Builder Name:: Great Lakes Engineering Works
Original Owner:: Shenango Steamship Co

Power

Propulsion:: Screw
Engine Type:: Quadruple expansion
# Boilers:: 3 Scotch 14' 9" x 12' 2"
Propulsion Notes:: 2600 hp, 23"-33"-48"-69" x 42", engine built by vessel builder, 1911; boiler built by John Brennan & Son, 1911

Hull Dimensions

Length:: 590'
Beam:: 64'
Depth:: 33'
Tonnage (gross):: 8603
Tonnage (net):: 6650

History

Chronology:

1911 Owned Shenango Steamship Co

1952 Installation of 2 cylinder steams turbine, 4950 hp, engine built by Westinghouse Electric Corp.; installation of 2 water tube boilers built by Foster-Wheeler Corp.

1965-1967 Chartered by Wilson Marine Transit Co

1969 Owned Interlake Steamship Co (Pickands, Mather & Co); renamed WILLIS B. BOYER

1969-1972 Chartered by Republic steel Corporation

1972 Owned Cleveland-Cliffs Steamship Co

1986 Owned City of Toledo, Ohio; used as museum ship

Contact

Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library

Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:

https://www.alpenalibrary.org

Agency street/mail address:

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Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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