JAMES B. WOOD (1906, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
JAMES B. WOOD
Also known as:
ARCTURUS
Year of Build:
1906
Official Number:
202867
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
West Bay City, Michigan, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
616
Builder Name:
West Bay City Shipbuilding
Original Owner:
Gilchrist Transportation Co
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 23"-36"-60"; 42" stroke
# Boilers:
2 Scotch 13' 9" x 11' 6"
Propulsion Notes:
1600 hp; engine and boilers built by Detroit Shipbuilding Co, 1906
Hull Dimensions
Length:
514'
Beam:
54'
Depth:
27.1'
Tonnage (gross):
7159
Tonnage (net):
5744
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Atlantic Ocean
Date:
11 Jan 1962
How:
Foundered
Notes:
While in tow of Portuguese tug PRAIA GRANDE enroute to Norwegian shipbreakers
History
Chronology:

1906 Owned Gilchrist Transportation Co

1913 Owned Interlake Steamship Co (Pickands, Mather & Co); renamed ARCTURUS

1940 Installation of 2 Scotch boilers, 14'6" x 12'6", built by Toledo Shipbuilding Co, OH

1962 Sank

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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