Empire State

1929                                  Empire State                                  19   (1953)

Steel twin-screw Great Lakes and New York State Barge Canal bulk freighter

Built at Ogdensburg NY by St. Lawrence Marine Repair Dock Corporation, Hull 1
Launched June 20, 1929
Built for service between the Great Lakes and the east coast through the New York State Barge Canal

250’ LOA, 244’6” LBP, 43’7” beam, 20’ depth
1 deck, 2 oil-fired diesel engines, 600 SHP

Enrolled at Buffalo NY
244.5 x 43.5 x 14.7, 1692 GT, 1355 NT     US 228732     to:
Federal Motorship Corporation, Buffalo NY (home port Buffalo NY)

Entered service 1929

Repowered 1947

Sold 1948 to Empire Motorship Corporation, New York NY

Scrapped 1953 at Baltimore MD by Patapsco Scrap Co.

 

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