Katahdin (Propeller, 1895)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: West Bay City, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Propeller
Hull Materials:: Steel
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: F.W. Wheeler
Ownership Notes:: Mccormick, H. W., (1895); Chesbrough, T. B., (1895); Export Lumber Company, (1902); Atlantic coast Lumber Company, (1916);
Master(s):: McCormick, H. W., (1895);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

October 15, 1895: Port: Port Huron Number: 25 of 1895
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
October 18, 1898: Port: Ogdensburg
Document Type: Registration
Reason: (headed for the Atlantic Coast)

History

Classification:: a. Propeller, Katahdin (1895-1917)
Nationality:: American (1895-1917)
Chronology:: 1. 10/23/1917, off Chester, Pennsylvania, Delaware Bay, collision, (Japanese Propeller, Tokoyama Maru), sank, 1 life lost;

Notes

General notes:: She started her trip to the ocean on 11/23/1898;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstract: Ogdensburg, New York; Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Ogdensburg, New York; Port Huron, Michigan;
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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