EDWARD Y. TOWNSEND (1906, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
EDWARD Y. TOWNSEND
Year of Build:
1906
Official Number:
203449
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Superior, Wisconsin, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
515
Builder Name:
Superior Shipbuilding Co
Original Owner:
Cambria Steamship Co
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 24"-39"-65"; 42" stroke
# Boilers:
2 Scotch 15' 4 1/2" x 11' 6"
Propulsion Notes:
1878 p; engine and boilers built by vessel builder, 1906
Hull Dimensions
Length:
580'
Beam:
58'
Depth:
32'
Tonnage (gross):
7763
Tonnage (net):
6179
Final Disposition
Final Location:
400 miles SE of St. John, Newfoundland
Date:
7 Oct 1968
How:
Sank while in tow of Dutch tug HUDSON
History
Chronology:

1946 Installation of 2 water tube boilers built by Babcock & Wilcox Co

1954 Installation of 3 cylinder, 4000 hp, 30" x 36", unaflow engine built by Skinner Engine Co

1966 Fractured hull in same November storm in which sister ship DANIEL J. MORRELL sank; layed up at Sault Ste. Marine, ONT until 1968

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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