Wisconsin Maritime Museum

United States (Propeller, 1909)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
United States
Also known as:
Batiscan
Year of Build:
1909
Rebuilt:
1. 1917;
2. 1923, made into a passenger vessel;
3. 1929, made into a freighter at Lauzon, Quebec; ;
Official Number:
206330
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Additional vessel types:
Yacht
Hull Materials:
Steel
Builder Name:
Manitowoc Dry Dock Company
Ownership Notes:
IndianaTransportation Company, (1909-1916); Crosby Transportation Company, (1916); Colonel E. H. R. Green, (1916-1924); Peninsula & Northern Navigation Company, (1923-1927); Reid Towing & Wrecking Co. Ltd., (1927-1929); Canada Steamship Lines, Ltd., (1929-1937); Manseau shipiyard, Ltd., (1937-1938); Marine Industries, Ltd., (1938-1946);
Hull Dimensions
1909
Length: 193' Width/Beam: 41' Depth: 16'
1917
Length: 247.4' Width/Beam: 40.2' Depth: 23.8'
1929
Length: 246.8' Width/Beam: 40' Depth: 16'
Tonnage
1909
Gross: 1,374 Net: 811
1917
Gross: 2,051 Net: 1,122
1929
Gross: 1,658 Net: 823
1923
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, United States (1909-1929);
b. Propeller, Batiscan (1929-1946)
Nationality:
American (1909-1929); Canadian (1929-1946)
Chronology:
1. 8/21/1919, Massachusetts, (Buzzard Bay), (Padanarum), (New Bedford), struck rocks while at anchor, sunk and raised;
2. 6/6//1927, Sarnia, burned and rebuilt;
3. 3/5/1928, Sarnia, burned and rebuilt;
Notes
General notes:
Hull #28; She was dropped from Canadian List of Shipping in 1944; Scrapped at Sorel, Quebec, in 1946;
Returned to passenger trade in 1923;
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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