Northeast Michigan Oral History and Historic Photograph Archive

EDWIN T. DOUGLASS (1923, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
EDWIN T. DOUGLASS
Also known as:
P.S. BARGE NO. 1
Year of Build:
1923
Official Number:
146334
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Additional vessel types:
Barge
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
240
Builder Name:
Napier & Miller Ltd
Original Owner:
Eastern Steamship Co. Ltd
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 16'-27"-44"; 32" stroke
# Boilers:
2 Scotch 12' x 11'
Propulsion Notes:
1000 hp; engine and boilers built by D. Rowan & Co Ltd, 1923
Hull Dimensions
Length:
253'
Beam:
43'
Depth:
17'
Tonnage (gross):
1749
Tonnage (net):
1274
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Beauport, Quebec
Date:
2000
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1923 Owned Eastern Steamship Co Ltd (Boland & Cornelius)

1936 Owned Upper Lakes & St. Lawrence Transportation Co Ltd

1959 Owned Pike Salvage Co; converted to barge; renamed P.S. BARGE NO. 1

1963 Owned Pyke-McAllister Salvage Ltd

1975 Owned McAllister Towing & Salvage Inc

2000 Scrapped in Beauport, QUE

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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