102 (Whaleback, 1889)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Duluth, Minnesota
Vessel Type:: Whaleback
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: American Steel Barge Company
Ownership Notes:: American Steel Barge Company, (1889-1896); McDougal, Alex, (1889); Hoyt, C., (1890; Wetmore, R. C, (1894); Bessemer Steamship Company, (1896-1901); Bontell Steel Barge Company, (1901-1905);
Master(s):: Holdridge, G., (1889); Wilks, John, (1890); Smith, W. W., (1894); Cotton, Jpseph B., (1896);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

July 13, 1889: Port: Duluth Number: 1 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 4-18-1890
April 18, 1890: Port: Buffalo Number: 64 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-23-1894
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March 23, 1894: Port: Buffalo Number: 62 of 1894
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Duluth 4-18-1896
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April 18, 1896: Port: Duluth Number: 24 of 1896
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Duluth 6-20-1896
June 20, 1896: Port: Duluth Number: 44 of 1896
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Name Changed
Next document: Duluth 6-3-1901
June 3, 1901: Port: Duluth
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Barge (Whaleback), 102 (1889-1895);
b. Barge (Whaleback), Sir Joseph Whitworth (1895-1905);
c. Barge (Whaleback), Bath (1905-1905)
Nationality:: American (1889-1905)
Chronology:: 1. 12/5/1905, south of Cape Charles, Virginia, sank, (6 lives lost);

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstract: Buffalo, New York; Duluth, Minnesota;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Duluth, Minnesota;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;
5. Naval Architectural Drawings: American Ship Building Co. & Predecessors, (1867-1920);

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