STARRUCCA (1897, Package Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
STARRUCCA
Also known as:
DELOS W. COOKE; STEEL KING; PB12
Year of Build:
1897
Official Number:
116786
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Buffalo, New York, United States
Vessel Type:
Package Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
80
Builder Name:
Union Dry Dock Co
Original Owner:
Union Steamboat Co
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 22"-38 1/2"-64"; 42" stroke
# Boilers:
3 Scotch 11'6" x 13'
Propulsion Notes:
1182 hp engine built by King Iron Works, 1897; boilers built by Lake Erie Boiler Works, 1897
Hull Dimensions
Length:
325'
Beam:
44'
Depth:
28'
Tonnage (gross):
3398
Tonnage (net):
2067
Final Disposition
Date:
1954
How:
Converted into two derrick scows at Cleveland, Ohio
Notes:
1970 "Aft" scrapped at Humberstone, Ontario
History
Chronology:

1897 Owned Union Steamboat Line

1913 Renamed DELOS W. COOKE

1916 Owned Great Lakes Transit Corp

1937 Owned Maxim M. Cohen

1940 Owned Nicholson Transit Co; converted to crane ship; 3248 gross & 2537 net tons

1941 Renamed STEEL KING

1946 Cranes removed

1954 Owned L.A. Wells Construction Co; renamed PB12; converted into 2 derrick scows

1970 Aft scrapped

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Contact
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Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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