SYRACUSE (1884, Package Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
SYRACUSE
Also known as:
LAKEWOOD; K.V. SCHWARTZ; ALGONAC
Year of Build:
1884
Official Number:
116025
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Wyandotte, Michigan, United States
Vessel Type:
Package Freighter
Additional vessel types:
Barge; Bulk Freighter; Dredge
Hull Materials:
Steel
Builder Name:
Detroit Drydock Co
Original Owner:
Western Transit Co
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Fore & Aft Compound 24"-49", 28" stroke
# Boilers:
2 firebox 9' x 17' 6"
Propulsion Notes:
650 hp; engine and boilers built by DD Engine Works, 1884
Hull Dimensions
Length:
267'
Beam:
38.5'
Depth:
16'
Tonnage (gross):
1918
Tonnage (net):
1678
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Lakeside, Ohio
Date:
1969
How:
Scrapped and used as breakwater
History
Chronology:

1884 Owned Western Transit Co

1894 Installation of 1 Scotch 16' x 13' boiler built by Globe Iron Works

1912 Owned Port Huron & Duluth Transportation Co; renamed LAKEWOOD

1917 Owned Northwestern Transportation Co

1919 Owned Peterson & Collinge; converted to bulk freighter & shortened at Wyandotte, MI; 246' x 38.5' x 16'; 1351 gross & 650 net tons

1925 Owned Buffalo Gravel Co; converted to sandsucker at Buffalo, NY

1947 Owned Schwartz Sand & Gravel; renamed K.V. SCHWARTZ

1953 Owned Construction Materials Corp; renamed ALGONAC

1962 Owned Seaway Cartage Co; reduced to barge

1965 Owned Toth Transportation Co

1969 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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