201 (Whaleback, 1890)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Brooklyn, New York
Vessel Type:: Whaleback
Hull Materials:: Steel
Builder Name:: Hendren & Robins
Ownership Notes:: American Steel Barge Company, (1890-1900); Crawford, J. T., (1893); Bessemer Steamship Company, (1900-1901); Pittsburgh Steamship Company, (1901-1905); Baltimore & Boston Barge Company, (1905-1910): New England Coal & Coake Company,
(1910-1917); New England fuel & Transportation Company, (1917-1919);
Master(s):: Brown, W. C., (1893); Smith, W. W., (1897);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

Number: x; Number: x
January 30, 1893: Port: New York, N. Y. Number: 73 of 1893
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 9-18-1893
September 18, 1893: Port: Buffalo Number: 21 of 1893
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Philadelphia 5-26-1896
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May 26, 1896: Port: Philadelphia
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
February 16, 1897: Port: Marquette Number: 16 of 1897
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-30-1897
March 30, 1897: Port: Buffalo Number: 70 of 1897
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Duluth 3-22-1900
March 22, 1900: Port: Duluth
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Barge (Whaleback), 201 (1890-1905);
b. Barge (Whaleback) Cassie (1905-1919)
Nationality:: American (1890-1919)
Chronology:: 1. 10/24/1919, near United States Proving Grounds, Sandy Hook, New Jersey, stranded and became a total loss;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Wright's Master Sheet;
2. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Duluth, Minnesota; Marquette, Michigan;
3. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Duluth, Minnesota; Marquette, Michigan;

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