Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
118
Also known as:
Pure Detonex; Boston; Freeport Sulphur No. 3; Pure Oil Steamship Co. Barge No. 9
Year of Build:
1891
Rebuilt:
1. 1911;
2. 1917;
Official Number:
53272
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Superior, Wisconsin
Vessel Type:
Whaleback
Hull Materials:
Steel
Builder Name:
American Steel Barge Company
Ownership Notes:
McDougal, Alex, (1892); American Steel Barge Company, (1892-1900); Crawford, J. T., (1892); Bessemer Steamship Company, (1900-1901); Pittsburgh Steamship Company, (1901-1910); Great Lakes Engineering Works, (1910-1911); Philadelphia Trust, Safe Deposit & Insurance Company, (Harper Transportation Company, Mgrs.), (1911-1916); Shawmut Steamship Company, (1916-1917); Freeport Sulphur Transportation Company, (1917-1924); Pure Oil Steamship Company, (1924-1927); Sabine Towing Company, Inc., (1927-1931); Sabine Transportation Company, (1931-1946);
Master(s):
Smith, W. W., (1892);
Hull Dimensions
1891
Length: 285' Width/Beam: 36' Depth: 22'
1911
Length: 261' Width/Beam: 36' Depth: 22'
Tonnage
1891
Gross: 1,310.82 Net: 1,265.92
1911
Gross: 1,159 Net: 1,115
1917
Gross: 1,165 Net: 1,108
Enrollments/Registration
March 16, 1892
   Port: Marquette Number: 19 of 1892
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 4-9-1892
April 9, 1892
   Port: Buffalo Number: 57 of 1892
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Buffalo 3-23-1894
View document online
March 23, 1894
   Port: Buffalo Number: 59 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), 118 (1891-1911);
b. Barge (Whaleback), Boston, (1911-1917);
c. Barge (Whaleback), Freeport Sulphur No. 3 (1917-1924);
d. Barge (Whaleback), Pure Oil Steamship Co. Barge No. 9 (1924-1927);
e. Barge (Whaleback), Pure Detonex (1927-1946)
Nationality:
American (1891-1946)
Notes
General notes:
She was abandoned and scrapped at Houston, Texas, in 1946;
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; Marquette, Michigan;
5. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Duluth, Minnesota; Marquette, Michigan;
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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