TECUMSEH (1956, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
TECUMSEH
Also known as:
NEW YORK NEWS; STELLA DESGAGNES; BEAM BEGINNER; WOLF RIVER
Year of Build:
1956
Official Number:
198025
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Port Weller, Ontario, Canada
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
19
Builder Name:
Port Weller Drydocks, Ltd
Original Owner:
Beaconsfield Steamship Ltd
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Oil
# Cylinders:
10
Propulsion Notes:
8" x 20" engine built by Fairbanks, Morse & Co, 1944
Hull Dimensions
Length:
259'
Beam:
43' 6"
Depth:
20'
Tonnage (gross):
2293
Tonnage (net):
1606
History
Chronology:

1956 Owned Beaconsfield Steamship Ltd

1959-1960 Lengthened 90' and deepened 5' 6" by Canadian Vickers Ltd, Montreal, QUE

1963 Owned Mohawk Navigation Co Ltd

1967 Owned Quebec & Ontario Transportation Co Ltd; renamed NEW YORK NEWS

1985 Owned Desgagnes Group Ltd

1986 Renamed STELLA DESGAGNES

1993 Owned Beam Line Ltd; renamed BEAM BEGINNER

1995 Owned Gravel & Lake Services Ltd; renamed WOLF RIVER

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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