MYRON C. TAYLOR (1929, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
MYRON C. TAYLOR
Also known as:
CALUMET
Year of Build:
1929
Official Number:
228960
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
River Rouge, Michigan, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
269
Builder Name:
Great Lakes Engineering Works
Original Owner:
Pittsburgh Steamship Co.
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 24 1/2"-40"-65"; 42" stroke
# Boilers:
2 water tube
Propulsion Notes:
2200 hp engine built by vessel builder, 1929; boilers built by Babcock & Wilcox Co, 1929
Hull Dimensions
Length:
580'
Beam:
60'
Depth:
32'
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Port Colborne, Ontario
Date:
2008
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1929 Owned Pittsburgh Steamship Co (U.S. Steel)

1956 Owned Bradley Transportation Line; converted to self-unloader by Christy Corp, Sturgeon Bay, WI

1968 Repowered with 16 cylinder. 3240 hp, diesel engine built by Nordberg Manufacturing Co

2001 Owned Lower Lakes Towing (Grand River Navigation); renamed CALUMET

2008 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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