SPARROWS POINT (1952, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
SPARROWS POINT
Also known as:
BUCKEYE; LEWIS J. KUBER
Year of Build:
1952
Official Number:
264391
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Sparrows Point, Maryland, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Additional vessel types:
Barge
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
4505
Builder Name:
Bethlehem Steel
Original Owner:
Bethlehem Transportation Co
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Steam turbine
# Cylinders:
2
# Boilers:
2 water tube
Propulsion Notes:
7700 hp; boilers built by Foster-Wheeler Corp, 1952
Hull Dimensions
Length:
611'
Beam:
70'
Depth:
34'
Tonnage (gross):
9164
Tonnage (net):
5608
History
Chronology:

1952 Owned Bethlehem Transportation Co

1958 Lengthened 72' by American Shipbuilding Co, Chicago, IL

1980 Converted to self-unloader

1991 Owned Oglebay Norton Co; renamed BUCKEYE

2006 Owned K & K Warehousing Inc; converted to barge at Erie, PA; renamed LEWIS J. KUBER

2011 Owned Lower Lakes Transportation Co

Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
(989)356-6188
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