L.C. WALDO (1896, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
L.C. WALDO
Also known as:
RIVERTON; MOHAWK DEER
Year of Build:
1896
Official Number:
141421
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
West Bay City, Michigan, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
112
Builder Name:
F.W. Wheeler Co
Original Owner:
Roby Transportation Co
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 23"-37.5"-63", 44" stroke
Propulsion Notes:
1800 hp engine built by vessel builder, 1896
Hull Dimensions
Length:
387.3'
Beam:
48'
Depth:
23.8'
Tonnage (gross):
4244
Tonnage (net):
3290
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Off Portofino, Italy
Date:
6 Nov 1967
How:
Grounded
Notes:
While being towed to Spezia, Italy for scrapping
History
Chronology:

1896 Owned Roby Transportation Co (Waldo)

1913 Owned Reid Wrecking Co

1915 Reconstructed by American Shipbuilding Co, Toledo, OH

1916 Owned Mathews Steamship Co; installation of 2 Scotch boilers, 15' x 11', built by American Shipbuilding Co; renamed RIVERTON

1933 Owned Sarnia Steamship Ltd (Misener)

1944 Owned Mohawk Navigation Co Ltd; renamed MOHAWK DEER

1967 Grounded

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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