104 (Whaleback, 1890)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Duluth, Minnesota
Vessel Type:: Whaleback
Hull Materials:: Steel
Builder Name:: American Steel Rarge Company
Ownership Notes:: Hoyt, C., (1890); American Steel Barge Company, (1890-1898); Wetmore, R. C., (1894);
Master(s):: Holdridge, George, (1890); Smith, W. W., (1894);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

April 12, 1890: Port: Duluth Number: 19 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Duluth 5-1-1890
May 1, 1890: Port: Buffalo Number: 71 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Buffalo 3-12-1894
View document online
March 12, 1894: Port: Buffalo Number: 48 of 1894
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 1-14-1899
View document online; Next document: (Vessel Lost)

History

Classification:: a. Barge (Whaleback), 104 (1890-1899)
Nationality:: American (1890-1899)
Chronology:: 1. 4/24/1896, St. Clair River, collision, (Propeller, Philip Minch), sank and raised;
2. 11/10/1898, near west breakwater, 1/2 mile northwest of Life Saving Station, Cleveland, Ohio, Lake Erie, ashore and became
a total wreck;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Duluth, Minnesota;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Duluth, Minnesota;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;
5. Naval Architectural Drawings: American Ship Building Co. & Predecessors, (1867-1920);

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