SUREWATER (1927, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
SUREWATER
Also known as:
KEYWEST
Year of Build:
1927
Official Number:
147750
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Blyth, United Kingdom
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
239
Builder Name:
Cowpen Drydock & Shipbuilding Co Ltd
Original Owner:
Water Transports Ltd
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 16"-27"-44" x 33"
# Boilers:
2 Scotch 12' 6" x 10' 6"
Propulsion Notes:
1000 hp; engine and boilers built by Blair & Co Ltd, 1927
Hull Dimensions
Length:
252'
Beam:
42.5'
Depth:
18'
Tonnage (gross):
1739
Tonnage (net):
1044
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Kingston, Ontario
Date:
1961
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1927 Owned Water Transports Ltd

1935 Owned Canadian Lake Carriers Ltd

1939 Owned Keystone Transports Ltd

1949 Renamed KEYWEST

1958 Owned LaVerendrye Line Ltd

1961 Scrapped

Contact
Contact
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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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