Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Saginaw Valley
Also known as:
Kongo; Overland; Meriden
Year of Build:
1881
Rebuilt:
1. 1888, Buffalo, New York;
2. 1897, Buffalo, New York;
3. 1903, Port Huron, Michigan;
4. 1917;
Official Number:
115769
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
West Bay City, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
Frank W. Wheeler Shipbuilding Company
Ownership Notes:
Roberts, J., (1881); Hall, J. R., (1885); Tyler, W. W., (1888); Galvin, M. J., (1892-1893): Galvin, L. J., (1894); Ryan, Thomas M., (1897-1902); Solomon, H. H., (1912-1916); Reed Wrecking Company, (1916-1917); Misner, Robert L., (1919); Laing, Robert, (1921); Hamilton Transportation Company, (1921); Lake & River Forwarding Company, (1927); Harbor Brick Company, (1927);
Master(s):
Keith, A., (1881); Roach, William, (1885); MacGregor, J. M., (1888); Pratt, James, (1892-1893): Clark, W. E., (1894); Ryan, Thomas M., (1897-1899);
Hull Dimensions
1881
Length: 161' Width/Beam: 31.5' Depth: 10.5'
1888
Length: 226' Width/Beam: 31.5' Depth: 11.3'
1899
Length: 226' Width/Beam: 31.5' Depth: 10.3'
1904*
Length: 215' Width/Beam: 31' Depth: 10.2'
Tonnage
1881
Gross: 720.17 Net: 592.03
1888
Gross: 1,112.09 Net: 1,021.78
1899
Gross: 849 Net: 759
1904
Gross: 672 Net: 482
1917
Gross: 758 Registered: 398
Enrollments/Registration
June 11, 1881
   Port: Port Huron Number: 159 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Port Huron 4-30-1885
April 30, 1885
   Port: Port Huron Number: 91 of 1885
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-23-1887
April 23, 1887
   Port: Buffalo Number: 54 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-31-1888
View document online
May 31, 1888
   Port: Buffalo Number: 67 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rig and Tonnage Changed
Next document: Buffalo 5-14-1892
View document online
May 14, 1892
   Port: Buffalo Number: 74 of 1892
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-12-1893
View document online
April 12, 1893
   Port: Buffalo Number: 50 of 1893
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-16-1894
View document online
May 16, 1894
   Port: Buffalo Number: 102 of 1894
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-2-1897
View document online
April 2, 1897
   Port: Buffalo Number: 75 of 1897
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-10-1898
May 10, 1898
   Port: Buffalo Number: 77 of 1898
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Name Changed to Meriden
Next document: Buffalo 5-12-1899
March 12, 1899
   Port: Buffalo Number: x of 1899
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Tonnage Changed
Next document: Buffalo 5-20-1899
May 20, 1899
   Port: Buffalo Number: 67 of 1899
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
August 16, 1904
   Port: Port Huron
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Name changed to Kongo
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, Saginaw Valley (1881-1897);
b. Propeller, Meriden (1897-1903);
c. Propeller, Kongo, (1903-1917);
d. Propeller, Overland (1917-1926)
Nationality:
American (1881-1917); Canadian (1917-1926);
Chronology:
1. 9/27/1903, Toledo, caught on fire and burned, later repaired;
2. 11/24/1904, Au Sabo, sank and raised;
3. 00/00/1926, Port Dalhousie, Ontario, beached for use as a breakwater for a rifle range; Hull later broke to pieces;
Notes
General notes:
*(1917), 215'x31.3'x10.4';
She was rebuilt at Buffalo in 1888, but launched at Black Rock, New York;
Machinery: Engine #1, steeple compound, 20-36x30,built by J. B. Wilson, Detroit Michigan; Engine #2, steeple compound, 18-36x30, built 1905, by Marine Iron Works, Bay City, Michigan; Boiler #2, fire box, 8'x14', built 1890, by M. Riter, Buffalo, New York; Boiler #3, scotch, 11/2"x11'3:,built 1898, Globe Iron Works, Cleveland, Ohio;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Port Huron, Michigan;
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/

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




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