SYLVANIA (1905, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
SYLVANIA
Also known as:
D.M. PHILBIN
Year of Build:
1905
Official Number:
201840
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
West Bay City, Michigan, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
613
Builder Name:
West Bay City Shipbuilding
Original Owner:
Duluth Steamship Co
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 23"-38"-63", 42" stroke
# Boilers:
2 Scotch 14' 6" x 11' 6"
Propulsion Notes:
1800 hp; engine and boilers built by Detroit Shipbuilding Co, 1905
Hull Dimensions
Length:
504'
Beam:
54'
Depth:
30'
Tonnage (gross):
6272
Tonnage (net):
4826
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Ashtabula, Ohio
Date:
1984
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1905 Owned Duluth Steamship Co (Tomlinson)

1915 Renamed D.M. PHILBIN

1929 Renamed SYLVANIA

1954 Owned Tomlinson Fleet Corp

1958 Converted to self-unloader & lengthened 48' by Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co, WI

1971 Owned Columbia Transportation (Oglebay Norton Co)

1983-1984 Scrapped

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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