HORACE S. WILKINSON (1902, Bulk Freighter)

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Identification

Vessel name:: HORACE S. WILKINSON
Also known as:: BELGIUM; MICHIGAN; TEXACO MICHIGAN; TRINA; CORPUS CHRISTI; WITWATER II
Year of Build:: 1902
Official Number:: 96606

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Vessel Type:: Bulk Freighter
Additional vessel types:: Tank Vessel
Hull Materials:: Steel
Hull Number:: 53
Builder Name:: Chicago Shipbuilding Co
Original Owner:: U.S. Transportation Co

Power

Propulsion:: Screw
Engine Type:: Triple expansion 22"-33 1/2"-55" x 40"
# Boilers:: 2 Scotch 12' 10 1/2" x 13'
Propulsion Notes:: 1200 hp engine built by vessel builder, 1902; boilers built by John Mohr & Sons, 1902

Hull Dimensions

Length:: 370'
Beam:: 48'
Depth:: 24'
Tonnage (gross):: 3860
Tonnage (net):: 3057

History

Chronology:

1902 Owned U.S. Transportation Co (Wilkinson)

1911 Owned Great Lakes Steamship Co

1916 Renamed BELGIUM

1939 Owned Merritt, Chapman & Scott Co

1941 Owned Texas Co

1942 Converted to tanker by Toledo Shipbuilding Co, OH; installation of 2 Scotch boilers, 13'2" x 11', built by American Shipbuilding Co in 1918; renamed MICHIGAN

1960 Renamed TEXACO MICHIGAN

1963 Owned Lakes & Ocean Transportation Co; renamed TRINA

1964 Owned William Brooks; renamed CORPUS CHRISTI

1967 Owned Texas C & I Inc

1970 Owned West Indies Transport Ltd; renamed WITWATER II

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