WILLIAM P. SNYDER JR (1912, Bulk Freighter)

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Identification

Vessel name:: WILLIAM P. SNYDER JR
Year of Build:: 1912
Official Number:: 209662

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Ecorse, Michigan, United States
Vessel Type:: Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:: Steel
Hull Number:: 83
Builder Name:: Great Lakes Engineering Works
Original Owner:: Shenango Steamship Co

Power

Propulsion:: Screw
Engine Type:: Quadruple expansion
# Boilers:: 3 Scotch 14' 9" x 11' 6"
Propulsion Notes:: 22 3/4"-33 1/4"-48"-69" x 42", 2600 hp engine built by vessel builder, 1912; boilers built by J. Brennan & Son, 1912

Hull Dimensions

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

Final Disposition

Final Location:: Port Colborne, Ontarion
Date:: 1988
How:: Scrapped

History

Chronology:

1912 Owned Shenango Steamship Co

1950 Installation of 5 cylinder unaflow engine, 28" x 36", built by Skinner Engine Co; installation of 2 water tube boilers built by Foster-Wheeler Corp

1966 Owned Interlake Steamship Co (Pickands, Mather & Co)

1967 Chartered by Shenango Steamship Co for the year

1971 Owned Cleveland-Cliffs Steamship Co

Contact

Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library

Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:

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Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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