RALPH H. WATSON (1938, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
RALPH H. WATSON
Year of Build:
1938
Official Number:
237854
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
River Rouge, Michigan, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
285
Builder Name:
Great Lakes Engineering Works
Original Owner:
Pittsburgh Steamship Co.
Ownership Notes:
U.S. Steel
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Steam turbine
# Cylinders:
2
# Boilers:
2 water tube
Propulsion Notes:
2300 hp engine built by General Electric Co, 1938; boilers built by Babcock & Wilcox Co, 1938
Hull Dimensions
Length:
593'
Beam:
60'
Depth:
28'
Tonnage (gross):
8302
Tonnage (net):
6130
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Turkey
Date:
1986
How:
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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