Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Globe (Propeller, 1894)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Globe
Also known as:
James B. Eads
Year of Build:
1894
Rebuilt:
1. 1899, Buffalo, New York;
2. 1920;
3. 1927;
Official Number:
86307
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Cleveland, Ohio
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Hull Materials:
Steel
Builder Name:
Globe Iron Works
Ownership Notes:
Globe Iron Works: Ball, Joseph H., (1894-1895); Atkins, Arthur R., (1895-1897); Allen, Luther (1897-1899); Bessemer Steamship Company, (1899-1901); Pittsburg Steamship Company, (1901-1926); Nassau Ship & Dredge Company, (1926-1927);Midland Steamships, Ltd., (James Playfair, Mgr.), (1927-1934); Leitch, Gordon C., (1934-1935); Norris Steamships, Ltd., (1935-1940); Upper Lakes & St. Lawrence Transportation Company, Ltd., (1940-1960); Upper Lakes Shipping, Ltd., (1960-1965);
Master(s):
Campau, Winton H., (1894-1896); Brown, G. W., (1895); Brown, F. H., (1897);
Hull Dimensions
1894
Length: 330.4' Width/Beam: 42' Depth: 24.3'
1899
Length: 400.5' Width/Beam: 42.8' Depth: 24.3'
1920
Length: 400.6' Width/Beam: 42' Depth: 28'
1927
Length: 406.9' Width/Beam: 42.3' Depth: 24'
Tonnage
1894
Gross: 2,995.84 Net: 2,278.96
1899
Gross: 3,746 Net: 2,970
1920
Gross: 2,704 Net: 1,610
1927
Gross: 3,865 Registered: 2,465
Enrollments/Registration
October 16, 1894
   Port: Cleveland Number: 10 of 1894
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 5-2-1895
May 2, 1895
   Port: Cleveland Number: 65 of 1895
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Paper Lost
Next document: Buffalo 4-30-1896
April 30, 1896
   Port: Buffalo Number: 63 of 1896
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-21-1897
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April 21, 1897
   Port: Buffalo Number: 92 of 1897
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-11-1899
May 11, 1899
   Port: Buffalo
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-25-1899
May 25, 1899
   Port: Cleveland Number: 88 of 1899
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Duluth 11-4-1899
November 4, 1899
   Port: Duluth
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, Globe (1894-1899);
b. Propeller, James B. Eads (1899-1965)
Nationality:
American (1894-1927); Canadian (1927-1965)
Chronology:
1. 8/14/1899, Cleveland, Lake Erie, ashore and released;
2. 11/1/1941, St. Clair River, near Algonac, ashore and released;
Notes
General notes:
Traverse cranes were added in 1961 to handle package freight; She was laid up at Port Weller Dry Docks, Ltd., St. Catharines, Ontario in 1963, and dismantling began on 2/4/1965;
Sources:
1. Master Abstract: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Duluth, Minnesota;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; 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);
6. Canadian Coastal and Inland Steam Vessels, 1809-1930;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
Agency street/mail address:
75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218
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