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Fr. Edward J. Dowling, S.J. Marine Historical Collection
Original name: Frank Rockefeller

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.

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