Stackhouse, Powell

1905                                  Powell Stackhouse                                  1965

Steel Great Lakes bulk freighter

Built at Wyandotte MI by Detroit Shipbuilding Co., Hull 160
Launched Aug 5, 1905

524’ LOA, 504’ LBP, 54’ beam, 30’ depth
1 deck, arch cargo hold construction, hatches @ 12’, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 1800 IHP

Enrolled at Detroit MI Aug 17, 1905 (Temp #10)
504.0 x 52.2 x 31.0, 6171 GT, 4919 NT     US 202339     to:
Mahoning Steamship Co., Cleveland OH, M. A. Hanna & Co., Mgr. (home port to
Fairport OH)

Permanent enrollment at Cleveland OH Aug 28, 1905 (#17)

Entered service 1905

Fleet transferred 1929 to management of Bethlehem Transportation Corporation, Cleveland OH, H. K. Oakes, Mgr.

Transferred 1955 to Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Cleveland OH (home port to Wilmington DE)

Laid up at end of 1960 season at Erie PA and did not operate again.

Sold 1965 to Hudson Waterways Corporation for trade in to U. S. Maritime Commission on vessels in the reserve fleet.  Resold to Spanish shipbreakers.  Cleared Lauzon QC Oct 13, 1967with str. Lebanon under tow of Polish tug Jantar.  Tow arrived Santander Spain Nov 9, 1967.

 

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