Theodore H. Wickwire, Jr. (Propeller, 1910)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: St. Clair, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Propeller
Hull Materials:: Steel
Builder Name:: Great Lakes Engineering Works
Ownership Notes:: American Steamship Company, (1910-1973); Marine Salvage, Ltd., (1973);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

History

Classification:: a. Propeller, Theodore H. Wickwire, Jr. (1910-1932);
b. Propeller, Thunder Bay Quarries (1932-1939);
c. Propeller, United States Gypsum (1939-1973)
Nationality:: American (1910-1973)
Chronology:: 1. 3/30/1968, Alpena, ashore and released;
2. 11/4/1972, Toledo, ashore and released; Removed rudder & shaft, locked in place and manned her as a barge;
3. 11/10/1972, east outer channel entrance, (Detroit River) (near Amherstburg, Ontario), collision, (Tug, Maine). ashore
and released, ($58, 000 loss);
4. 5/26/1973, Sydney, N. S., broke her tow line and sunk; She was in tow of a German Tug named Fairplay X, in tandem
with Propeller, "Henry G. Dalton", bound for shipbreakers in Vado, Italy;

Notes

General notes:: Hull # 78;
She was converted to a self-unloader during the winter of (1931-1932);
Sources:: 1. John Poole's notes;
2. Wright's Master Sheet;

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