Other name(s): Meteor; South Park
Ship owner: American Steel Barge Co.; Bessemer Steamship Co.; Central Dredging Co.; Cleveland Tankers, Inc.; Erie Steamship Co.; Nicholson-Universal Steamship Co.; Pittsburgh Steamship Co.
Ship builder: American Steel Barge Co. (A. McDougall), West Superior, Wisconsin
Engine builder: Cleveland Shipbuilding Co., Cleveland, Ohio
Year ship built: 1896
Year engine built: 1896
Location engine built: Cleveland, Ohio
Final disposition: Museum ship, Superior, Wisconsin
Notes:
Named for John D. Rockefeller, Sr.'s estranged brother.
Converted to tanker, 1943, Manitowoc.
Remarks:
b) South Park (1927)
c) Meteor (1943)
Owners:
1) American Steel Barge Co.
2) Bessemer Steamship Co.
3) Pittsburgh Steamship Co.
4) Central Dredging Co.
5) Erie Steamship Co.
6) Nicholson-Universal Steamship Co., Detroit
7) Cleveland Tankers, Inc.
Registry number: US.121015
Hull number: 136
Vessel type: Bulk Freighter, whaleback
Height: 21.8 ft.
Width: 45.4 ft.
Length: 366.5 ft.
Stroke length: 40 in.
Gross tonnage: 3383 t.
Net tonnage: 2393 t.
Materials: Steel
Engine type: Triple expansion
Piston 1: 23 in.
Piston 2: 38 in.
Piston 3: 63 in.