Horace S. Wilkinson (Propeller, 1917)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Toledo, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Propeller
Additional vessel types:: Barge
Hull Materials:: Steel
Builder Name:: Toledo Ship Building Company
Ownership Notes:: Great Lakes Steamship Company, (1917-1957); Wilson Marine Transit Company, (1957-1967); Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation, (1967-1969); Clyde Van Enkevort, (1969-1973); Industrial Fuel & Asphact Company,(1973);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

History

Classification:: a. Propeller, Horace S. Wilkinson (917-1963);
b. Barge, Wiltranco I (1963-1973)
Nationality:: American (1917-1973)
Chronology:: 1. 6/3/1923, Point Iroquois, Lake Superior, collision in a fog, (Propeller, William B. Schiller), repaired, ($15, 000 loss);
2. 9/14/1962, Welland Canal, collision, (Propeller, Carol Lake), repaired;
3. 6/30/1967, Black Rock Channel, Niagara River, struck an obstruction, sunk and raised;
4. 10/26/1967, 5 + 1/2 miles east of Sturgeon Point, Lake Erie, ashore and released; She was refloated by a gale went ashore again and was released again;
5. 10/28/1967, off Hamburg, New York, ashore and released;
6. 9/18/1970, Detroit River, south end of Livingston Channel, broke her tow line, ashore and released;
7. 10/2/1972, St. Clair River, above police post, broke tow line, struck sea wall and repaired;
8. 11/29/1972, Amherstburg Channel, Detroit River, ashore and released;

Notes

General notes:: Hull #137;
She was removed from documentation in March,1968 and re-enrolled in 1971;
She arrived at Santande, Spain, on 9/21/1073, for scrapping;
Sources:: 1. John Poole's notes;
2. Wright's Master Sheet;

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Email:[email protected]
Website:

Agency street/mail address:

75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218