WILLIAM P. SNYDER (1906, Bulk Freighter)

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Identification

Vessel name:: WILLIAM P. SNYDER
Also known as:: ELTON HOYT II; ALEX D. CHISHOLM; MEDUSA CHALLENGER; SOUTHDOWN CHALLENGER; ST. MARY'S CHALLENGER
Year of Build:: 1906
Official Number:: 202859

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Ecorse, Michigan, United States
Vessel Type:: Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:: Steel
Hull Number:: 17
Builder Name:: Great Lakes Engineering Works
Original Owner:: Shenango Steamship Co

Power

Propulsion:: Screw
Engine Type:: Triple expansion 23"-37"-63"; 42" stroke
# Boilers:: 2 Scotch 15' x 12'
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):: 6969
Tonnage (net):: 5386

History

Chronology:

1906 Owned Shenango Steamship Co

1926 Owned Stewart Furnace Co (H.H. Brown); renamed ELTON HOYT II

1929 Owned Interlake Steamship Co (Pickands, Mather & Co)

1950 Installation of 4 cylinder unaflow engine, 28" x 30", 3500 hp, built by Skinner Engine Co; installation of 2 water tube boilers built by Foster-Wheeler Corp

1952 Renamed ALEX D. CHISHOLM

1966 Owned Medusa Portland Cement Co

1967 Converted to self-unloading cement carrier; renamed MEDUSA CHALLENGER

1999 Renamed SOUTHDOWN CHALLENGER

2005 Renamed ST. MARY'S CHALLENGER

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