HOMER D. WILLIAMS (1917, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
HOMER D. WILLIAMS
Year of Build:
1917
Official Number:
215159
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Lorain, Ohio, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
720
Builder Name:
American Shipbuilding Co.
Original Owner:
Pittsburgh Steamship Co.
Ownership Notes:
U.S. Steel
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 24 1/2"-41"-65"; 42" stroke
# Boilers:
3 Scotch 13'6" x 11'
Propulsion Notes:
1800 hp; engine and boilers built by vessel builder, 1917
Hull Dimensions
Length:
580'
Beam:
60'
Depth:
32'
Tonnage (gross):
8369
Tonnage (net):
6656
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Date:
1985
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1951 Installation of 3300 hp steam turbine engine built by General Electric Co; installation of 2 water tube boilers built by Foster-Wheeler Corp

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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