W.R. WOODFORD (1908, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
W.R. WOODFORD
Also known as:
N.F. LEOPOLD; E.J. BLOCK
Year of Build:
1908
Official Number:
205250
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
West Bay City, Michigan, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
626
Builder Name:
West Bay City Shipbuilding
Original Owner:
Hawgood Transit Co
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 23 1/2"-38"-63"; 42" stroke
# Boilers:
2 Scotch 14' 6" x 11' 6"
Propulsion Notes:
1765 hp; engine and boilers built by Detroit Shipbuilding Co, 1908
Hull Dimensions
Length:
532'
Beam:
56'
Depth:
31'
Tonnage (gross):
6933
Tonnage (net):
5590
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Port Colborne, Ontario
Date:
1988
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1908 Owned Hawgood Transit Co

1910 Owned W.A. & A.H. Hawgood

1915 Owned Inland Steamship Co (Hutchinson); renamed N.F. LEOPOLD

1943 Renamed E.J. BLOCK

1988 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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