Sagamore (Whaleback, 1892)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Superior, Wisconsin
Vessel Type:: Whaleback
Hull Materials:: Steel
Bow Type:: Conoidated Head
Builder Name:: American Steel Barge Company
Ownership Notes:: American Steel Barge Company, (1892); McDougall, Alex, (1892); Huron Barge Company, (Pickands, Mather & Company, Mgrs.), (1892-1901);
Master(s):: Weeks, John, (1892); Dalton, H. G., (1892);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

August 6, 1892: Port: Marquette Number: 7 of 1892
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 9-12-1892
September 12, 1892: Port: Cleveland Number: 17 of 1892
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Cleveland 3-31-1902; Next document: (Vessel Lost 7-29-1901)

History

Classification:: a. Barge (Whaleback), Sagamore (1892-1901)
Nationality:: American (1892-1901)
Chronology:: 1. 7/29/1901, Point Iroquois, Whitefish Bay, Lake Superior, collision, (Propeller, Northern Queen), sank, (2 lives lost);

Notes

General notes:: She was hull #122;
Double Bottom, (1899);
She was valued at $100,000, in 1893; $80,000, in 1898; $85,000, in 1899;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstract: Cleveland, Ohio; Marquette, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Cleveland, Ohio; Marquette, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;
5. Naval Architectural Drawings: American Ship Building Co. & Predecessors, (1867-1920);
6. Vessel Register: 1893, 1898, 1899;

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