Fr. Edward J. Dowling, S.J. Marine Historical Collection

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Original name: William R. Linn.

Ship owner: Pittsburgh Steamship Co., 1901, United States, Pennsylvania, Pittsburg, US. Steel

Ship builder: Chicago Ship Building Co., 1898, United States, Illinois, Chicago

Year ship built: 1898

Year engine built: 1898

Creator: Pittsburgh Steamship Co.

Final disposition: Scrapped, 1965 at Hamburg, Germany.

Remarks: Launched March 12, 1898. Converted to Tanker, Ecorse, 1940 by Great Lakes Engine Works.

Registry number: US. 81597

Hull number: 32

Vessel type: Bulk Freighter

Contributor(s): Chicago Ship Building Co.

Height: 23.9 ft.

Width: 48.3 ft.

Length: 400 ft.

Stroke length: 42 in.

Gross tonnage: 4328 t.

Net tonnage: 3196 t.

Materials: Steel

Engine type: Quadruple expansion

Piston 1: 16 in.

Piston 2: 27 in.

Piston 3: 40 in.

Piston 4: 58 in.

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