Other name(s): Ridgetown
Ship owner: Pittsburgh Steamship Co.; Upper Lakes Shipping, Ltd.
Ship builder: Chicago Ship Building Co., Chicago, Illinois
Engine builder: American Ship Building Co., Lorain, Ohio
Year ship built: 1905
Year engine built: 1905
Final disposition: Hull used as a breakwater at Nanticoke in 1970.
Notes:
When launched served as the flagship of the Pittsburgh fleet. Suffered severe stranding in the Apostle Islands, Lake Superior during famous November 1905 storm.
Remarks:
Names:
b) Ridgetown (1963) (BR. 305991)
Owners:
1) Pittsburgh Steamship Co.
2) Upper Lakes Shipping Limited (1963)
Registry number: US. 202296
Hull number: 67
Vessel type: Bulk Freighter
Height: 26.4
Width: 56
Length: 555
Stroke length: 42 in
Gross tonnage: 6485
Net tonnage: 5118
Materials: Steel
Engine type: Triple expansion
Piston 1: 24 in
Piston 2: 39 in
Piston 3: 65 in