Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Samuel F. B. Morse (Propeller, 1898)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Samuel F. B. Morse
Also known as:
Wychem 105
Year of Build:
1898
Rebuilt:
1. 1924;
2. 1954;
Official Number:
116841
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
West Bay City, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Additional vessel types:
Barge
Hull Materials:
Steel
Builder Name:
F. W. Wheeler & Company
Ownership Notes:
Bessemer Steamship Company, (1898-1901); Pittsburgh Steamship Company, (1901-1954); Wyandotte Transportation Company, (1954-1955); Kovalchick Salvage Company, (1955-1955); Merritt-chapman & Scott Corporation, (1955-1958); Roen Steamship Company, (1958-1975);
Hull Dimensions
1898
Length: 456' Width/Beam: 50' Depth: 24'
1924
Length: 456' Width/Beam: 50' Depth: 23.8'
Tonnage
1898
Gross: 4,936 Net: 4,301
1924
Gross: 4,477 Net: 3,376
1954
Gross: 4,557 Net: 4,557
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, Samuel F. B. Morse (1898-1954);
b. Barge, Wychem 105 (1954-1975)
Nationality:
American (1898-1982);
Notes
General notes:
She was used as a temporary breakwater at Clague Road water intake, Bay Village, Ohio, in1955-1958;
She was removed from documentation in 1975 after being scrapped in 1974 at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin; Hull was made into small yard barges that were finally scrapped in the winter of 1981-1982;
Sources:
1. Wright's Master Sheet;
2. Naval Architectural Drawings: American Ship Building Co. & Predecessors, (1867-1920);
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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