Northeast Michigan Oral History and Historic Photograph Archive

METCALFE (1923, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
METCALFE
Also known as:
FAIRMOUNT; M.I.L. 495
Year of Build:
1923
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Irvine, United Kingdom
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Additional vessel types:
Barge
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
492
Builder Name:
Ayshire Dockyard Ltd
Original Owner:
Interlake Navigation Co
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 16'-26 1/2"-44"; 33" stroke
# Boilers:
2 Scotch
Propulsion Notes:
863 hp; engine and boilers built by Bow, McLachlan & Co Ltd, 1923
Hull Dimensions
Length:
252'
Beam:
43.2'
Depth:
19'
Tonnage (gross):
1851
Tonnage (net):
1302
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Sorel, Quebec
Date:
1970
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1923 Owned Interlake Navigation Co

1927 Owned Canada Steamship Lines; renamed FAIRMOUNT

1960 Reduced to barge at Sorel, QUE

1961 Owned Marine Industries Ltd

1963 Renamed M.I.L. 495

1970 Scrapped in Sorel, 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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