Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Stadcona (Propeller, 1909)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Stadcona
Also known as:
W. H. McGean; Robert S. McNamara
Year of Build:
1909
Rebuilt:
1. 1962, Praser-Nelson Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company, Superior,
Wisconsin; (She received a bow thruster);
Official Number:
206419
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Ecorse, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Hull Materials:
Steel
Builder Name:
Great Lakes Engineering Works
Ownership Notes:
Stadacona Steamship Company, (1909-1920); Pioneer Steamship Company, (1920-1962); Ford Motor Company, (1962-1972); Detroit Bulk dock, Inc., (1972-1973); United Steel & Metal, Ltd., (1973); Sold to Spanish Shipbreakers, (1973);
Hull Dimensions
1909
Length: 479' Width/Beam: 56' Depth: 31'
Tonnage
1909
Gross: 6,014 Net: 4,654
1962
Gross: 6,014 Net: 4,633
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, Stadcona (1909-1920);
b. Propeller, W. H. McGean (1920-1962);
c. Propeller, Robert S. McNamara (1962-1973)
Nationality:
American (1909-1973)
Chronology:

1. 5/30/1917, Duluth Harbor, collision, (Steamer Wilpen), repaired;

Notes
General notes:
Hull #66; Hatches opened and hull trunked open for Toledo-Detroit winter coal run, by G. & W. Welding Company, Cleveland, Ohio, in the fall of 1962; In the summer, 1972, she was sold for use as a dock face at River Rouge, Michigan; Arrived at Santander, Spain, 1/11/1974, for scrapping;
Sources:
1. John Poole's notes;
2. Wright's Master Sheet;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:
75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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