Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Maritana
Year of Build:
1892
Rebuilt:
1. 1918;
Official Number:
92459
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Chicago, Illinois
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Hull Materials:
Steel
Builder Name:
Chicago Ship Building Company (W. J. Babcock, master builder)
Ownership Notes:
Pickands, J., (1892); Minnesota Steamship Company, (1892-1901); Pittsburgh Steamship Company, (1901-1929); Buckeye Steamship Company, (Hutchinson & Company, Mgrs.), (1929-1943); United States Maritime Commission, (Hutchinson & Company, Mgrs.), (1943-1947);
Master(s):
Root, F. D., (1892);
Hull Dimensions
1892
Length: 330' Width/Beam: 45.2' Depth: 20.3'
Tonnage
1892
Gross: 2,957.02 Net: 2,429.95
1918
Gross: 2,914 Net: 1,770
Enrollments/Registration
August 11, 1892
   Port: Cleveland Number: 7 of 1892
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 3-15-1897
March 15, 1897
   Port: Cleveland Number: 63 of 1897
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 7-11-1902
July 11, 1902
   Port: Cleveland
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, Maritana (1892-1947)
Nationality:
American (1892-1947)
Chronology:

1. 9/18/1905, Grand Island Reef, Lake Superior, grounded and released, $15, 000 loss;

Notes
General notes:
She was used as trade-in tonnage with U. S. Maritime Commission in 1943;
1947, scrapped at Hamilton, Ontario, by Steel Company of Canada, Ltd.;
Sources:
1. Wright's Master Sheet;
2. Naval Architectural Drawings: American Ship Building Co. & Predecessors, (1867-1920);
3. Master Abstracts: Cleveland, Ohio;
4. Enrollment: Cleveland, Ohio;
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




Powered by / Alimenté par VITA Toolkit
Privacy Policy