STEELTON (1943, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
STEELTON
Also known as:
FRANK PURNELL; ROBERT C. NORTON
Year of Build:
1943
Official Number:
244507
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Ashtabula, Ohio, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
525
Builder Name:
Great Lakes Engineering Works
Original Owner:
U.S. Maritime Commission
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 24"-41"-68"; 42" stroke
# Boilers:
2 water tube
Propulsion Notes:
2500 hp engine built by vessel builder, 1943; boilers built by Babcock & Wilcox Co, 1943
Hull Dimensions
Length:
595'
Beam:
60'
Depth:
35'
Tonnage (gross):
9057
Tonnage (net):
6793
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Alang, India
Date:
1995
How:
Scrapped, 1994-1995
History
Chronology:

1943 Launch as PILOT KNOB; owned U.S. Maritime Commission

1943 Owned Bethlehem Steel Co; renamed STEELTON

1966 Owned Interlake Steamship Co (Pickands, Mather & Co); converted to self-unloader at American Shipbuilding Co, Toledo, OH; renamed FRANK PURNELL

1969 Owned Columbia Transportation Co (Oglebay, Norton & Co)

1974 Renamed ROBERT C. NORTON

1995 Scrapped

Contact
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