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Joseph S. Scobell (1960/06)
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Joseph S. Scobell (1965/12)
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Joseph S. Scobell (1970/10)
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Joseph S. Scobell (1970/10/04)
  IMO: 5175941  
Details/Construction
Builder:Cleveland Shipbuilding CompanyLocation:Cleveland, Ohio, USAHull #:12
Keel Layed:Launched:1891/04/23Commissioned:1891/06/09
Propulsion
As builtType:1 triple expansion steam engine (17", 29" & 47" x 36")Output:900 IHP - 11.0 knots
Manufacturer:Cleveland Shipbuilding Company - Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Year: 1948Type:1 General Motors 12-cylinder diesel engineOutput:1500 bhp (1103 kW) - 12.0 knots
Manufacturer:General Motors Corporation - Detroit, Michigan, USA
 
Dimensions
Year: 1938Length (oa):86.0 m (282.0 ft)Gross Tonnage:1445
Length (lbp):82.9 m (272.0 ft)Net Tonnage:1206
Beam:11.7 m (38.5 ft)Dead Weight:2410
Depth:7.2 m (23.5 ft)Displacement:
Draft:5.7 m (18.66 ft) 
Change Description:Converted from a dry cargo ship to a self-unloading sand sucker/dredge by the Erie Sand & Gravel Company at Erie, Pennsylvania
Owner HistoryFleet History
OwnerManagerFromUntil
Lake Superior Iron Company - Marquette, Michigan, USA1891/061900/02
Pittsburgh Steamship Company - Duluth, Minnesota, United States1900/021914/02
Atlas Steamship Company - Duluth, Minnesota, USA1914/021918/04/05
Charcoal Iron Corporation of America1918/04/051926/07
Wolverine Steamship Company - Boyne City, Michigan, USA1926/071929/02
Jones Navigation Company - North Tonawanda, New York, USABoland & Cornelius - USA1929/021936/03
Central States Transit Company - Buffalo, New York, USA1936/031937/01
Great Lakes Gravel Corporation - Buffalo, New York, USA1937/011937/02
Erie Sand & Gravel Company - Erie, Pennsylvania, USA1937/021943/02
Erie Sand Steamship Company - Erie, Pennsylvania, USAErie Sand & Gravel Company1943/021970/09
FleetFromUntil
Erie Sand Steamship Company - Erie, Pennsylvania1943/021970/09
Name HistoryRegistration History
NameUntil
Griffin1937
Joseph S. Scobell
NumberPortCall SignMMSIFromUntil
US 86140 Ishpeming, Michigan, United States 1891/06 1900/02
US 86140 Duluth, Minnesota, United States 1900/02 1943
US 86140 Erie, Pennsylvania, United States WA6592 1943 1970/09
Description
Originally built as a dry cargo vessel.
Converted to a suction dredger in 1937
Her original triple expansion engine was replaced with at 1000 hp diesel engine in 1948
Disposition
Description/LocationScrapped at Humberstone, Ontario by Dwor Metals Inc
Arrival at Yard1970/09/11Beached:Work Began:
LostDate:

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