Northeast Michigan Oral History and Historic Photograph Archive

FRED G. HARTWELL (1923, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
FRED G. HARTWELL
Also known as:
MATTHEW ANDREWS; GEORGE M. CARL
Year of Build:
1923
Official Number:
222641
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Lorain, Ohio, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
781
Builder Name:
American Shipbuilding Co.
Original Owner:
Franklin Steamship Co
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 26"-41"-67"; 42" stroke
# Boilers:
3 Scotch 14' x 11'
Propulsion Notes:
2600 hp; engine and boilers built by vessel builder, 1923
Hull Dimensions
Length:
596'
Beam:
64'
Depth:
33'
Final Disposition
Final Location:
San Esteban de Pravia, Spain
Date:
1984
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1923 Owned Franklin Steamship Co (Oakes)

1936 Owned Hanna Ore Co

1951 Renamed MATTHEW ANDREWS

1963 Owned Misener Enterprises Ltd; BR 304498; renamed GEORGE M. CARL

1967 Owned Scott Misener Steamship Ltd

1984 Scrapped in Spain

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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