Northeast Michigan Oral History and Historic Photograph Archive

B.H. TAYLOR (1923, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
B.H. TAYLOR
Also known as:
ROGERS CITY
Year of Build:
1923
Official Number:
223352
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Lorain, Ohio, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Note: Self-unloader
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
787
Builder Name:
American Shipbuilding Co.
Original Owner:
Bradley Transportation Line
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 25 1/2"-41"-67"; 42" stroke
# Boilers:
3 Scotch 14' x 11'
Propulsion Notes:
2200 hp; engine and boilers built by vessel builder, 1923
Hull Dimensions
Length:
580'
Beam:
60'
Depth:
32'
Tonnage (gross):
7318
Tonnage (net):
5760
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Recife, Brazil
Date:
1988
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1923 Owned Bradley Transportation Line

1946 Installation of 2 water tube boilers built by Foster-Wheeler Corp

1952 Owned U.S. Steel Corp

1955 Installation of 4400 hp steam turbine engine built by General Electric Corp

1957 Renamed ROGERS CITY

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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