J.H. SHEADLE (1906, Bulk Freighter)

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Identification

Vessel name:: J.H. SHEADLE
Also known as:: F.A. BAILEY; LA SALLE; MEAFORD; PIERSON INDEPENDENT; COMPANY
Year of Build:: 1906
Official Number:: 203628

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Ecorse, Michigan, United States
Vessel Type:: Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:: Steel
Hull Number:: 22
Builder Name:: Great Lakes Engineering Works
Original Owner:: Cleveland-Cliffs Steamship Co

Power

Propulsion:: Screw
Engine Type:: Triple expansion 23"-37"-63"; 42" stroke
# Boilers:: 2 Scotch 15' x 11' 6"
Propulsion Notes:: 1665 hp engine built by vessel builder, 1906; boilers built by Lake Erie Boiler Works, 1906

Hull Dimensions

Length:: 530'
Beam:: 56'
Depth:: 31'
Tonnage (gross):: 6924
Tonnage (net):: 5476

Final Disposition

Final Location:: Santander, Spain
Date:: 1980
How:: Scrapped

History

Chronology:

1906 Owned Cleveland-Cliffs Steamship Co

1924 Owned Forest City Steamship Co; renamed F.A. BAILEY

1927 Owned Cleveland-Cliffs Steamship Co

1930 Renamed LA SALLE

1951 Installation of 2 cylinder steam turbine engine built by DeLaval Steam Turbine Co; installation of 2 water tube boilers built by Combustion Engineering- Superheater Inc

1966 Owned Upper Lakes Shipping Ltd; renamed MEAFORD

1979 Owned Soo River Co Ltd (Pierson); renamed PIERSON INDEPENDENT

1980 Renamed COMPANY; scrapped in Spain

Contact

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