THEODORE H. WICKWIRE JR (1910, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
THEODORE H. WICKWIRE JR
Also known as:
THUNDER BAY QUARRIES; UNITED STATES GYPSUM
Year of Build:
1910
Official Number:
207776
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
St. Clair, Michigan, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
78
Builder Name:
Great Lakes Engineering Works
Original Owner:
American Steamship Co.
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 22 1/2"-37"-63" x 42"
# Boilers:
2 Scotch 15' x 12'
Propulsion Notes:
1765 hp engine built by vessel builder, 1910; boilers built by Marine Boiler Works, 1910
Hull Dimensions
Length:
504'
Beam:
56'
Depth:
30'
Tonnage (gross):
6077
Tonnage (net):
4927
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Off Sydney, Nova Scotia
Date:
21 May 1973
How:
Sank while in tandem tow with HENRY G. DALTON
History
Chronology:

1910 Owned American Steamship Co (Boland & Cornelius)

1932 Converted to self-unloader by American Shipbuilding Co, Lorain, OH; renamed THUNDER BAY QUARRIES

1939 Renamed UNITED STATES GYPSUM

1973 Sank May 21

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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