Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
116
Also known as:
Brittania; Pure Tiolene
Year of Build:
1891
Rebuilt:
1. 1916;
Official Number:
53269
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
West Superior, Wisconsin
Vessel Type:
Whaleback
Hull Materials:
Steel
Builder Name:
American Steel Barge Company
Ownership Notes:
American Steel Barge Company, (1891-1900); Wetmore, C. W., (1891); Wetmore, R. C., (1894); Bessemer Steamship Company, (1900-1901); Pittsburgh Steamship Company, (1901-1905); Boutell Steel Barge Company, (1905-1907); White Oak Transportation Company, (1907-1915); Reid, David C., (1915); Freeport & Tampico Fuel Oil Transportation Corporation, (1915-1920); Sinclair Navigation Company, (1920-1927); Sabine Towing Company, (1927-1931); Sabine Transportation Company, (1931-1946);
Master(s):
McDougall, A., (1891); Lahy, James, (1891); Smith, W. W., (1894);
Hull Dimensions
1891
Length: 256' Width/Beam: 36.1' Depth: 18.9'
Tonnage
1891
Gross: 1,169.11 Net: 1,110.66
1916
Enrollments/Registration
September 2, 1891
   Port: Duluth Number: 7 of 1891
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 9-18-1891
September 18, 1891
   Port: Buffalo Number: 18 of 1891
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Buffalo 3-12-1894
View document online
March 12, 1894
   Port: Buffalo Number: 50 of 1894
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Managing Owner
Next document: Duluth 3-22-1900
View document online
March 22, 1900
   Port: Duluth
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

Next document: Port Arthur, Texas, 6-26-1946
History
Classification:
a. Barge (Whaleback), 116 (1891-1905);
b. Barge (Whaleback), Brittania (1905-1927);
c. Barge (Whaleback), Pure Tiolene (1927-1946)
Nationality:
American (1891-1946)
Notes
General notes:
She was abandoned and scrapped in 1946 at Port Arthur, Texas;
Sources:
1. Master Abstract: 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);
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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