WAINWRIGHT (1908, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
WAINWRIGHT
Also known as:
W.C. RICHARDSON
Year of Build:
1908
Official Number:
205012
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Wyandotte, Michigan, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Additional vessel types:
Other
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
175
Builder Name:
Detroit Shipbuilding Co
Original Owner:
Wainwright Steamship Co
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 22"-35"-58"; 40" stroke
# Boilers:
2 Scotch 13' 9" x 11' 6"
Propulsion Notes:
1467 hp; engine and boilers built by vessel builder, 1908
Hull Dimensions
Length:
420'
Beam:
52'
Depth:
24'
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Toledo, Ohio
Date:
1985
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1908 Owned Wainwright Steamship Co (Richardson)

1916 Owned Fort Henry Transportation Co (Richardson); renamed W.C. RICHARDSON

1921 Owned Columbia Steamship Co

1950 Converted to crane ship by American Shipbuilding Co, Chicago, IL

1977-1985 Used as a lighter at Toledo, OH

1985 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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