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Fr. Edward J. Dowling, S.J. Marine Historical Collection
Original name: L.E. Block

Ship owner: Inland Steel Co.

Ship builder: American Ship Building Co., Lorain, Ohio

Engine builder: American Ship Building Co., Lorain, Ohio

Engine re-builder: Westinghouse

Year ship built: 1927

Year engine built: 1927

Notes:

Original engine replaced by a Westinghouse 2 cylinder turbine, 4,950 hp, in 1953

Remarks:

Owner:

Inland Steel Co., Chicago, Illinois

Registry number: US. 226374

Hull number: 795

Vessel type: Bulk Freighter

Height: 33.1

Width: 64

Length: 604

Stroke length: 42

Gross tonnage: 9376

Net tonnage: 6967

Materials: Steel

Engine type: Triple expansion

Piston 1: 25.5

Piston 2: 41

Piston 3: 67

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