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Created: 2018-11-05 10:28:51 PM
Last Edited: 2022-03-01 10:25:11 AM




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Wm. A. Whitney (1990/10)
  IMO: 5390187  
Details/Construction
Builder:Whitney Brothers CompanyLocation:Superior, WisconsinHull #:61
Keel Layed:Launched:Commissioned:1920
Propulsion
As builtType:1 Triple expansion steam engine (14", 22" & 38" x 24")Output:7 Knots
Manufacturer:Wilson & Hausley Engineering Company - Her engine was actually built in 1906 and may have been used in an earlier tug
Year: 1977Type:1 Fairbanks-Morse 10-38D 10-cylinder diesel engineOutput:1471 kW (2000 bhp) - 11.0 Knots
Manufacturer:Fairbanks, Morse (Canada) Ltd. - Kingston, Ontario, Canada
 
Dimensions
As builtLength (oa):32.77 m (107.5 ft)Gross Tonnage:145
Length (lbp):30.79 m (101.0 ft)Net Tonnage:47
Beam:7.35 m (24.1 ft)Dead Weight:
Depth:3.81 m (12.5 ft)Displacement:
Draft:3.1 m (10.2 ft) 
Owner HistoryFleet History
OwnerManagerFromUntil
Whitney Brothers Company - Superior, Wisconsin, USA19201931
Merritt, Chapman & Scott Corporation - United States19311963
Zenith Dredge Company - Duluth, Minnesota, USA19631975
Gaelic Tugboat Company - Detroit, Michigan, USA19751992
Hannah Marine Corporation - Lemont, Illinois, USA19922009
Calumet River Fleeting - Chicago, Illinois, USA20092012
FleetFromUntil
Name HistoryRegistration History
NameUntil
William A. Whitney1992
Peggy D. Hannah2012
NumberPortCall SignMMSIFromUntil
US 220054 Duluth, Minnesota, United States WD6050 1920 1963
US 220054 Detroit, Michigan, United States WD6050 1975 1992
US 220054 Cleveland, Ohio, United States WD6050 1992 2009
Description
Purchased by the Merritt, Chapman & Scott Corporation in 1931 after they won a contract to construct the Marquette Ore Docks in Marquette, Michigan.
Disposition
Description/LocationScrapped at Indiana Harbor, Indiana.
Arrival at Yard2012Beached:Work Began:
LostDate:

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