Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Cambria (Propeller, 1887)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Cambria
Also known as:
Lakeland
Year of Build:
1887
Rebuilt:
1. 1897;
2. 1910 Port Huron, Michigan;
Official Number:
126420
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Cleveland, Ohio
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Hull Materials:
Iron
Builder Name:
Globe Iron Works
Ownership Notes:
Mutual Transportation Company, (1887-1901); Hanna, L. C., (1887); Pittsburgh Steamship Company, (1901-1910); Port Huron & Duluth Steamship Company, (1910-1917); Northwestern Steamship Company, (1917-1918); Minnesota Loan & Trust Company, (1918-1918); Collinge & Peterson, (1918-1920); Tri-State Steamship Company, (Merwin S.Thompson, Mgr.), (1920-1924); Thompson Transit Company, (1924-1924);
Master(s):
Cumminngs, William, (1887);
Power
Number of Masts:
3 (1887)
Hull Dimensions
1887
Length: 280' Width/Beam: 40' Depth: 20'
Tonnage
1887
Gross: 1,878.10 Net: 1,377.33
1910
Gross: 2,425 Net: 1,813
1897
Enrollments/Registration
June 1, 1887
   Port: Cleveland Number: 99 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 4-16-1897
April 16, 1897
   Port: Cleveland Number: 22 of 1897
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rig Changed (3 to 2 masts)
Next document: Duluth 6-5-1901
June 5, 1901
   Port: Duluth
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, Cambria (1887-1910);
b. Propeller, Lakeland (1910-1924)
Nationality:
American (1887-1924)
Chronology:
1. 11/10/1914, 11 miles from Alpena, South Point, ashore and released;
2. 12/3/1924, Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal, Lake Michigan, sprang a leak and sank;
Notes
General notes:
Machinery: triple expansion engine, 24-38-61x42, built 1887, by Globe Iron Works, Ind., Cleveland, Ohio; Boiler #1, (2) scotch, 12'x14', built 1887, by Globe Iron Works, Cleveland, Ohio; Boiler #2, (2) scotch, 15'x11'6", (installed, 1924), by Baltimore Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Company, Baltimore, Maryland;
She changed from 3 masts to 2 masts at Cleveland, Ohio, on 4/16/1897;
She was converted from bulk to package freight & passenger propeller on 5/24/1910, at Port Huron, Michigan;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Cleveland, Ohio; Duluth, Minnesota;
2. Enrollment: Cleveland, Ohio; Duluth, Minnesota;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;
5. 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
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