132 (Whaleback, 1893)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Superior, Wisconsin
Vessel Type:: Whaleback
Hull Materials:: Steel
Builder Name:: American Steel Barge Company
Ownership Notes:: McDougall, Alex, (1893); American Steel Barge Company, (1893-1900); 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, (1916-1919); Island Oil & Transport Company, (1919-1924); Buchanan, T. E., (1924-1924); American Petroleum Company, (1924-1926); Petroleum Navigation Company, (1926-1927);
Master(s):: McDougall, Alex, (1893);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

May 13, 1893: Port: Marquette Number: 64 of 1893
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 3-23-1894
March 23, 1894: Port: Buffalo Number: 55 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. Barge (Whaleback), 132 (1893-1911);
b. Barge (Whaleback), Portsmouth (1911-1927)
Nationality:: American (1893-1927)
Chronology:: 1. 10/4/1927, 15 miles southwest by west of Freeport, Texas, sprang a leak and sank;

Notes

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;

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