Also known as:

WILLIAM F. RAPPRICH; STONEFAX

Year of Build:

1903

Official Number:

117248

Built at:

West Bay City, Michigan, United States

Vessel Type:

Bulk Freighter

Additional vessel types:

Dredge

Hull Materials:

Steel

Hull Number:

609

Builder Name:

West Bay City Shipbuilding

Original Owner:

Superior Steamship Co

Propulsion:

Screw

Engine Type:

Triple expansion 20"-34"-55"; 40" stroke

# Boilers:

2 Scotch 13' 2" x 11' 6"

Propulsion Notes:

1310 hp; engine and boilers built by Detroit Shipbuilding Co, 1903

Length:

416'

Beam:

50'

Depth:

28'

Tonnage (gross):

4539

Tonnage (net):

3503

Final Location:

Santander, Spain

Date:

1971

How:

Scrapped

1903 Owned Superior Steamship Co (Tomlinson)

1914 Reconstructed by American Shipbuilding Co, Lorain, OH

1924 Owned Forest City Steamship Co; renamed WILLIAM F. RAPPRICH

1927 Owned Superior Steamship Co

1928 Converted to self-unloader sandsucker by Leathem D. Smith Shipbuilding Co, Sturgeon Bay, WI; renamed SINALOA

1937 Owned L.D. Smith Steamship Co

1940 Owned Ecorse Transit Co (Nicholson)

1941 Owned American Steamship Co (Boland & Cornelius)

1942 Rebuilt as self-unloader bulk freighter by Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co, WI

1960 Owned Hall Corporation of Canada; C 315851; renamed STONEFAX

1971 Scrapped in Spain