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Fr. Edward J. Dowling, S.J. Marine Historical Collection
Original name: Sir Henry Bessemer

Other name(s): Michael J. Bartelme; Wolverine

Ship owner: Bessemer Steamship Co.; Columbia Transportation Co.; Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corp.; Pittsburgh Steamship Co.; Roen Steamship Co.; Valley Camp Steamship Co.

Ship builder: Globe Iron Works, Cleveland, Ohio

Engine builder: Globe Iron Works, Cleveland, Ohio

Year ship built: 1896

Year engine built: 1896

Final disposition: Abandoned 1966. Scrapped at Green Bay, Wisconsin, 1971.

Notes:

Launched May 9, 1896. Abandoned 1966.

Remarks:

Names:

b) Michael J. Bartelme (1929)

c) Wolverine (1943)

Owners:

1) Bessemer Steamship Co.

2) Pittsburgh Steamship Co., Duluth, Minnesota  (1901)

3) Valley Camp Steamship Company (1928)

4) Columbia Transportation Co.

5) Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corp.

6) Roen Steamship Co., Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin

Registry number: US.116723

Hull number: 66

Vessel type: Bulk Freighter

Height: 24

Width: 48

Length: 413.2

Stroke length: 42

Gross tonnage: 4321

Net tonnage: 3293

Materials: Steel

Engine type: Triple expansion

Piston 1: 23

Piston 2: 41

Piston 3: 66

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