Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Constitution (Barge, 1897)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Constitution
Year of Build:
1897
Rebuilt:
1. 1905, Superior Ship Building Company, Superior, Wisconsin;
2. 1925
3. 1927;
Official Number:
127175
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Superior, Wisconsin
Vessel Type:
Barge
Additional vessel types:
Barge
Hull Materials:
Steel
Builder Name:
American Steel Barge Company
Ownership Notes:
Pickands, Mather & Company, (1897-1913); Interlake Steamship Company, (Pickands, Mather & Company, (1913-1922); Pringle Barge Line, (1922-1957); Oglebay Morton Company, (1957-1967);
Hull Dimensions
1897
Length: 379' Width/Beam: 44.1' Depth: 22.2'
1905
Length: 451.8' Width/Beam: 44.2' Depth: 22.3'
1925
Length: 451.7' Width/Beam: 44.2' Depth: 22.3'
Tonnage
1897
Gross: 3,231 Net: 2,997
1905
Gross: 3,862 Net: 3,629
1925
Gross: 3,832 Net: 3,623
1927
History
Classification:
a. Barge, Constitution (1897-1927);
b. Barge (Self-unloading), Constitution (1927-1968)
Nationality:
American (1897-1968)
Notes
General notes:
She was hull #140;
She was converted into a self-unloading barge in 1927;
After lying idle for a few years at Fairport, Ohio, she was sold to Marine Salvage, Ltd., Port Colborne, Ontario and passed down to Port Colborne, 10/3/1967, in tow; She was removed from documentation in November, 1967, and scrapped at Rameys Bend, on the Welland Canal, in the spring of 1968;
Sources:
1, Wright's Master Sheet;
2. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1897-1938);
3. Naval Architectural Drawings: American Ship Building Co. & Predecessors, (1867-1920);
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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