Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Wilkesbarre (Propeller, 1900)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Wilkesbarre
Also known as:
Edward E. Loomis
Year of Build:
1900
Rebuilt:
1. 1924;
Official Number:
81733
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Hull Materials:
Steel
Builder Name:
Buffalo Dry dock Company
Ownership Notes:
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company, (1900-1920; Great Lakes Transit Corboration, (1920-1940);
Hull Dimensions
1900
Length: 381.7' Width/Beam: 50.5' Depth: 14'
1924
Length: 381.7' Width/Beam: 50.5' Depth: 28'
Tonnage
1024
Gross: 4,279 Net: 3,437
1900
Gross: 4,153 Net: 3,311
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, Wilkesbarre (1900-1920);
b. Propeller, Edward E. Loomis (1920-1940)
Nationality:
American (1900-1940)
Chronology:
1. 11/21/1934, 30 miles southeast of Thunder Bay Island, Lake Huron, collision, (sunk Propeller, W. C. Franz), (4 lives lost)
repaired;
Notes
General notes:
1937-1940, she was idle at Buffalo, New York;
She was scrapped at Hamilton, Ontario, by Steel Company of Canada in 1940;
Sources:
1. John Poole's notes;
2. Wright's Master Sheet;
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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