WESTERN STAR (1903, Bulk Freighter)

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Identification

Vessel name:: WESTERN STAR
Also known as:: GLENISLA; PRESCOTT
Year of Build:: 1903
Official Number:: 200376

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Wyandotte, Michigan, United States
Vessel Type:: Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:: Steel
Hull Number:: 155
Builder Name:: Detroit Shipbuilding Co
Original Owner:: J. Cummings Steamship Line

Power

Propulsion:: Screw
Engine Type:: Triple expansion 22"-35"-58"; 42" stroke
# Boilers:: 2 Scotch 13' 2" x 11' 6"
Propulsion Notes:: 1490 hp; engine and boilers built by vessel builder, 1903

Hull Dimensions

Length:: 416'
Beam:: 50'
Depth:: 28'

Final Disposition

Final Location:: Hamilton, Ontario
Date:: 1963
How:: Scrapped

History

Chronology:

1903 Owned J. Cummings Steamship Line (Sullivan)

1912 Owned Cadillac Steamship Co (Oakes)

1915 While en route from Toledo to Little Current with coal, struck Robertson's Rock in upper Lake Huron and sank on September 25; abandoned to Underwriters

1917 Raised September 14; from Underwriters to Valley Camp Coal Co

1918 Owned Great Lakes Transportation Co (Playfair); C 138214; renamed GLENISLA

1924 Lengthened 78' by Collingwood Shipbuilding Co, ONT

1926 Owned Canada Steamship Lines; renamed PRESCOTT

1963 Scrapped

Contact

Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library

Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:

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Agency street/mail address:

211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
(989)356-6188