Starrucca (Propeller, 1897)

Description

Identification

Vessel name:: Starrucca
Also known as:: Steel King; PB 12; Delos W. Cooke
Year of Build:: 1897
Rebuilt:: 1. 1903, Buffalo, New York;
2. 1940, Ecorse, Michigan;
3. 1954, Cleveland, Ohio;
Official Number:: 116786

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:: Propeller
Additional vessel types:: Barge
Hull Materials:: Steel
Builder Name:: Union Dry Dock Company
Ownership Notes:: Union Steamboat Company, (1897-1912); Middleton, J. A., (1897); Erie Railroad Lake Line, (1912-1916); Great Lakes Transit Corporation, (1916-1937); Larson Ship Wrecking Company, (1937-1938); Cohen, Maxim M., (1938-1940); Nicholson Transit Company, (1940-1954); Price Brothers & Mcclung, (1954);
Master(s):: Robinson, W., (1897);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

August 18, 1897: Port: Buffalo Number: 9 of 1897
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 6-8-1903
June 8, 1903: Port: Buffalo
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt

History

Classification:: a. Propeller, Starrucca (1897-1912);
b. Propeller, Delos W. Cooke (1912-942);;
c. Propeller, Steel King (1942-1954);
d. Barge, PB 12 (1954- )
Nationality:: American (1897- )
Chronology:: 1. 11/4/1898, Buffalo, collision, (Steamer Montana), sank and raised, (coal);

Notes

General notes:: She was hull #80;
1940, rebuilt from package freighter to bulk carrier; Bow section converted to undocumented construction barge, in1954; Scrapped at Cleveland, in 1954; Bow section reduced to undocumented barge;
Sources:: 1. John Poole's notes;
2. Naval Architectural Drawings: American Ship Building Co. & Predecessors, (1867-1920);
3. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York;
4. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York;

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