Other name(s): George F. Brownell
Ship owner: U.S. Shipping Board; Union Steamboat Line
Ship builder: Union Dry Dock Co., Buffalo, New York
Engine builder: [U. F. Palmer, Jr. Co.] Quintaro Iron Works, New York
Year ship built: 1888
Year engine built: 1888
Final disposition: Lost by enemy action off Azores Island during World War I on November 20, 1916.
Notes:
Launched on Februay 29, 1888. Speed 16 m.p.h. Chicago - Buffalo, 54 hrs.
Remarks:
b) George F. Brownell (1914)
c) Chemung (1916)
Owners:
1) Union Steamboat Line (Erie Railroad), Buffalo, New York
2) U.S. Shipping Board
Registry number: US. 126495
Hull number: 44
Vessel type: Package freighter
Height: 14.8 ft.
Width: 41.2 ft.
Length: 325 ft.
Stroke length: 54 in.
Gross tonnage: 2615
Net tonnage: 1943
Materials: Steel
Engine type: Triple expansion
Piston 1: 28 in.
Piston 2: 42.5 in.
Piston 3: 72 in.