William E. Corey (1905) |
Later names |
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Ridgetown (1963) |
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Ridgetown (1965) |
Builder: |
Chicago Shipbuilding Company South Chicago, Illinois |
Ordered: |
N/A |
Keel Laid: |
N/A |
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Year Built: |
1905 |
Launched: |
June 24, 1905 |
Type: |
Bulk freighter |
Completed: |
August 1905 |
Fate: |
June 21, 1974 Sunk as breakwater. Location: Port Credit, Ontario, Canada. 43.32N - 79.34W |
Owner |
Pittsburgh Steamship Company Cleveland, Ohio |
July 1963: |
Upper Lakes Shipping Ltd. London, England |
1965: |
Upper Lakes Shipping Ltd. Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
May 1970: |
Canadian Dredge & Dry Dock Company Ltd. Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Dimensions, machinery and performance |
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Length: |
569' |
Engines: |
1 Triple expansion |
Beam: |
56' |
Boilers: |
2 Scotch Marine (coal fired) (b) |
Draft: |
19' 6" |
Shafts: |
1 |
Gross Tons: |
6,363 (a) |
HP: |
1,800 IHP |
DWT: |
N/A |
Speed: |
10 knots |
Crew: |
N/A |
Funnels: |
1 |
Passengers: |
N/A |
Masts: |
2 |
Construction notes |
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(a): |
1937 rebuilt, 6,485 GRT |
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(b): |
1937 Babcock & Wilcox water tube type boilers fitted. |
Notes |
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Aug. 12, 1905: |
Maiden voyage. |
Nov. 28, 1905: |
Grounded in storm at
Gull Island Reef in the Apostle Islands, Lake Superior. Refloated on Dec. 10, 1905. |
June 1970: |
Sunk as breakwater at
Nanticoke, Ontario, Canada. Later raised. |
Builder's Data |
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Page published July 23, 2010 |