Unloading Wilpen At Superior Dock (53572450463)

John j. Lee photo # 361 wilpen 1907 - 1979 steel great lakes bulk freighter built at ecorse mi by great lakes engineering works, hull 28 launched june 1, 1907 579’ loa, 554’ lbp, 58’ beam, 32’ depth 1 deck, arch cargo hold construction, hatches @ 12’, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 2000 ihp enrolled at detroit mi july 2, 1907 (#1) 554. 0 x 58. 2 x 33. 0, 7612 gt, 5851 nt us 204238 to: great lakes engineering works reenrolled at detroit mi aug 9, 1907 (temp #11) to: shenango steamship co. , cleveland oh (home port fairport oh) entered service 1907 permanent enrollment at cleveland oh aug 31, 1907 (#12) sold june 26, 1926 to pioneer steamship co. , cleveland oh, hutchinson & co. , mgr. Renamed david p. Thompson 1927 home port to wilmington de 1932 boilers converted 1955 to oil firing. Converted to self-unloader 1957 at superior wi by knudsen shipbuilding & dry dock co. Repowered 1959 with skinner unaflow engine remeasured to 8204 gt, 5539 nt sold 1961 to american steamship co. , buffalo ny, boland & cornelius, mgr. Renamed joseph s. Young (2) 1969 sold for scrap 1979 to marine salvage ltd. , port colborne on. Resold to italian shipbreakers. Cleared quebec qc sept 12, 1979 towed by german tug hanseat. Arrived laspezia italy oct 1979. -vessel histories of sterling berry.