ERNEST T. WEIR (1953, Bulk Freighter)

Also known as:

COURTNEY BURTON; AMERICAN FORTITUDE

Year of Build:

1953

Official Number:

265246

Built at:

Lorain, Ohio, United States

Vessel Type:

Bulk Freighter

Hull Materials:

Steel

Hull Number:

869

Builder Name:

American Shipbuilding Co.

Original Owner:

National Steel Corporation

Propulsion:

Screw

Engine Type:

Steam turbine

# Cylinders:

2

# Boilers:

2 water tube

Propulsion Notes:

7700 hp engine built by General Electric Co, 1953; boilers built by Foster-Wheeler Corp, 1953

Length:

661'

Beam:

70'

Depth:

37'

Tonnage (gross):

12746

Tonnage (net):

7968

1953 Owned National Steel Corp (Hanna)

1978 Owned Columbia Transportation Co (Oglebay Norton)

1979 Renamed COURTNEY BURTON

1981 Converted to self-unloader

2006 Owned American Steamship Co (B & C); renamed AMERICAN FORTITUDE