Samuel Mather (Whaleback, 1892)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Superior, Wisconsin
Vessel Type:: Whaleback
Hull Materials:: Steel
Builder Name:: American Steel Barge Company
Ownership Notes:: American Steel Barge Company, (1892-1900); Crawford, J. T., (1892); Wetmore, R. C., (1894); Bessemer Steamship Company, (1900-1901); Pittsburgh Steamship Company, (1901-1922); Clifton Transportation Company, (1922-1924); Progress Steamship Company, (A. E. R. Schneider, Mgr.), (1924-1924);
Master(s):: Smith, J. H., (1892); Smith, W. W., (1894);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

May 23, 1892: Port: Buffalo Number: 78 of 1892
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 3-23-1894
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March 23, 1894: Port: Buffalo Number: 64 of 1894
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Managing Owner
Next document: Duluth 3-22-1900
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March 22, 1900: Port: Duluth
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Propeller, Samuel Mather (1892-1922);
b. Propeller (Self-Unloader), Clifton (1922-1924)
Nationality:: American (1892-1924)
Chronology:: 1. 9/22/1924, off Forty Mile Point, Lake Huron, sank, (24 lives lost), (stone);

Notes

General notes:: She was converted to a self-unloader in 1923;
Sources:: 1. Wright's Master Sheet;
2. John Poole's notes;
3. Naval Architectural Drawings: American Ship Building Co. & Predecessors, (1867-1920);
4. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Duluth, Minnesota;
5. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Duluth, Minnesota;

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