Other name(s): Avondale; Detroit Edison; George F. Rand
Ship owner: Boland & Cornelius; Leadale Shipping (REOCH)
Ship builder: Great Lakes Engineering Works
Ship re-builder: Manitowoc Ship Building Co., Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Engine builder: Great Lakes Engineering Works, St.Clair, Michigan
Year ship built: 1908
Year engine built: 1908
Final disposition: Sold for scrap in 1976.
Notes:
Converted to self-unloader by Manitowoc Ship Building Co. in 1942.
Remarks:
b) Detroit Edison
c) George F. Rand
d) Avondale (1962) (BR316352)
Owners:
1) Boland & Cornelius, Buffalo, New York
2) Leadale Shipping, Ltd. (Reoch)
Registry number: US. 205239; BR316352
Hull number: 53
Vessel type: Bulk Freighter, self unloader
Height: 28 ft.
Width: 52 ft.
Length: 475 ft.
Stroke length: 42 in.
Gross tonnage: 4939
Net tonnage: 3835
Materials: Steel
Engine type: Triple expansion
Piston 1: 21 in.
Piston 2: 34 in.
Piston 3: 57 in.