Northeast Michigan Oral History and Historic Photograph Archive

JOHN J. RAMMACHER (1923, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
JOHN J. RAMMACHER
Also known as:
WALLACEBURG
Year of Build:
1923
Official Number:
147080
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Hull, United Kingdom
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
643
Builder Name:
Earle's Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd
Original Owner:
Eastern Steamship Co. Ltd
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 16"-27"-44" x 33"
# Boilers:
2 Scotch 12' x 11'
Propulsion Notes:
1000 hp
Hull Dimensions
Length:
253'
Beam:
43.1'
Depth:
20'
Tonnage (gross):
1723
Tonnage (net):
1111
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Hamilton, Ontario
Date:
1966
How:
Scrapped, 1965-1966
History
Chronology:

1923 Owned Eastern Steamship Co (Boland & Cornelius)

1936 Owned Upper Lakes & St. Lawrence Transportation Co Ltd

1956 Owned Midlake Steamship Ltd; renamed WALLACEBURG

1965-66 Scrapped in Hamilton, ONT

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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