Other name(s): Brookdale; Fred A. Manske
Ship owner: Boland & Cornelius; Hutchinson & Co.; Kinney Steamship Co.; Reoch Transports, Ltd.
Ship builder: American Ship Building Co., Lorain, Ohio
Engine builder: American Ship Building Co., Lorain, Ohio
Engine re-builder: Skinner Engine Co., Erie, Pennsylvania
Year ship built: 1909
Year engine built: 1900
Final disposition: Scrapped, 1980, at Port Maitland, Ontario.
Notes:
Converted to a self-unloader in 1937 at American Shipbuilding Co. Original engine salvaged from Lafayette tha was wrecked in November 1905. Re-engined in 1952 with a Skinner 5 cylinder uniflow, 20 1/2 diameter and 36 stroke. Converted to self unloader in 1937.
Remarks:
Names:
b) Fred A. Manske (1962)
c) Brookdale (1976)
Owners:
1) Kinney Steamship Co., Cleveland, Ohio
2) Hutchinson & Co., Cleveland, Ohio
3) Boland & Cornelius, Buffalo, New York
4) Reoch Transports, Ltd., Toronto, Ontario (1976) (C. 370901)
Registry number: US. 206695
Hull number: 371
Vessel type: Bulk Freighter
Height: 26
Width: 54
Length: 509
Stroke length: 42
Gross tonnage: 6993
Net tonnage: 5835
Materials: Steel
Engine type: Quadruple expansion
Piston 1: 18
Piston 2: 26.75
Piston 3: 41
Piston 4: 63