(1906) 1923 Swederope 1 1953
Steel bulk freight barge
Built at Camden NJ by New York Shipbuilding Co.
Launched
Built for off-Lakes service as Number 24.
240’ LOA, 227’ LBP, 38’ beam, 19’ depth
1 deck
Sold 1923 for Great Lakes service and enrolled as Swederope (1) at Detroit MI
227.0 x 38.1 x 19.6, 1566 GT, 1520 NT US 203469 to:
Detroit Sulphite Transportation Co., Detroit MI (home port Detroit MI)
Entered Great Lakes service 1923
Sold 1935 to Crescent Barge Lines, Sans Souci MI, W. A. Gray Jr., Mgr.
Sold 1936 to Nicholson Transit Co., Detroit MI
Scrapped 1953 at River Rouge MI
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Any pics? This was my Grandfather’s barge, towed by the UFASCO……please and thanks!