WILPEN (1907, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
WILPEN
Also known as:
DAVID P. THOMSPON; JOSEPH S. YOUNG
Year of Build:
1907
Official Number:
204238
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Ecorse, Michigan, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
28
Builder Name:
Great Lakes Engineering Works
Original Owner:
Shenango Steamship Co
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 24"-38"-65"; 42" stroke
# Boilers:
2 Scotch 16' x 12'
Propulsion Notes:
1878 hp engine built by vessel builder, 1907; boilers built by Marine Boiler Works, 1907
Hull Dimensions
Length:
554'
Beam:
58'
Depth:
32'
Tonnage (gross):
8204
Tonnage (net):
5539
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Vado, Italy
Date:
1979
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1907 Owned Shenango Steamship Co (Davock)

1926 Owned Pioneer Steamship Co (Hutchinson)

1927 Renamed DAVID P. THOMPSON

1955 Installation of 2 water tube boilers built by Combustion Engine Co Inc

1957 Converted to self-unloader by Knudsen Shipbuilding & Drydock Co, Sturgeon Bay, WI

1959 Installation of 3 cylinder, 28" x 36", 4220 hp, unaflow engine built by Skinner Engine Co

1960 Owned American Steamship Co (Boland & Cornelius)

1969 Renamed JOSEPH S. YOUNG

1979 Scrapped

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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