Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
E. P. Wilbur
Also known as:
Bethlehem
Year of Build:
1888
Rebuilt:
1. 1917, Montreal, Ontario;
Official Number:
135984
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Cleveland, Ohio
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Hull Materials:
Iron
Builder Name:
Globe Iron Works
Ownership Notes:
Lehigh Valley Transit Company, (1888-1917); Fanshaw, J R., (1888); Henry, W. P., (1888); U. S. Shippping Board, (1917-1921); Ninetta Steamship Company, (1921-1924);
Master(s):
McFarland, P., (1888);
Hull Dimensions
1888
Length: 290' Width/Beam: 40.8' Depth: 13.6'
1917
Length: 290' Width/Beam: 40.8' Depth: 22.4'
Tonnage
1888
Gross: 2,633.44 Net: 1,902.76
1917
Gross: 2,674 Net: 1,638
Enrollments/Registration
May 19, 1888
   Port: Cleveland Number: 116 of 1888
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 5-21-1888
May 21, 1888
   Port: Buffalo Number: 60 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Buffalo 11-13-1901
View document online
November 13, 1901
   Port: Buffalo
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, E. P. Wilbur (1888-1904);
b. Propeller, Bethlehem (1904-1924)
Nationality:
American (1888-1921); Great Britain (1921-1924)
Chronology:
1. 6/13/1907, Recor's Point, St. Clair River, collision (sank Propeller, Australia and Barge, Polynesia), sank and raised; She
was sunk by being rammed by the Barge, Polynesia;
Notes
General notes:
She was cut in half at Buffalo Dry Dock Company and taken to Montreal and rebuilt;
She was dropped from Lloyd's list in 1924 and presumed scrapped;
Machinery: triple expansion engine, 24-38-61x42, built 1888, by Globe Iron Works, Cleveland, Ohio; Boiler #1, scotch, 11'6"x12', built 1888, by Globe Iron Works, Cleveland, Ohio; Boiler #2, (2) 13'2"x12', built 1913, by Marine Boiler Works, Toledo, Ohio;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;
5. Lloyd's List: 1924;
6. Naval Architectural Drawings: American Ship Building Co. & Predecessors, (1867-1920);
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:
75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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