Wisconsin Maritime Museum

101 (Whaleback, 1888)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
101
Year of Build:
1888
Rebuilt:
1. 1890, American Steel Barge company, Duluth, Minnesota;
2. 1903;
Official Number:
53249
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Duluth, Minnesota
Vessel Type:
Whaleback
Hull Materials:
Steel
Builder Name:
American Steel Barge Company
Ownership Notes:
McDougall, Alexander, (1888-1890); Anthony, Thomas, (1888-1889); Wilson, Thomas, (1888-1890); Thompson, A. D., ()1888-1890); Wade, Jr., J. H., (1889-1890); American Steel Barge Company, (1890-1899); Wetmore, C. W., (1891); Wetmore, R., C., (1894); Tonawanda Iron & Steel company, (1899-1903); Barret Manufacturing Company, (1903-1906); Coast Transit Company, (1906-1908);
Master(s):
Holdridgt, W., (1888); Holdridge, George, (1889); Tobin, T., (1890); McDougall, A., (1891); Smith, W. W., (1894); Carr, J. J., (1899):
Hull Dimensions
1888
Length: 178' Width/Beam: 25.1' Depth: 12.7'
1890
Length: 191' Width/Beam: 21.1' Depth: 12.7'
1903
Length: 191' Width/Beam: 21.1' Depth: 12.2'
Tonnage
1888
Gross: 428.30 Net: 412.32
1890
Gross: 455 Net: 437
1903
Gross: 457 Net: 429
Enrollments/Registration
June 28, 1888
   Port: Duluth Number: 20 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Duluth 5-2-1889
May 2, 1889
   Port: Duluth Number: 11 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Duluth 1-9-1890
January 9, 1890
   Port: Duluth Number: 10 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Duluth 5-15-1890
May 15, 1890
   Port: Duluth Number: 23 of 1890
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: Tonnage Changed
Next document: Buffalo 4-16-1891
April 16, 1891
   Port: Buffalo Number: 62 of 1891
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Buffalo 3-23-1894
View document online
March 23, 1894
   Port: Buffalo Number: 63 of 1894
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Managing Owner
Next document: Niagara Falls 4-21-1899
View document online
April 21, 1899
   Port: Niagara Falls Number: 7 of 1899
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Ogdensburg 7-15-1903
July 15, 1903
   Port: Ogdensburg
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed to Inland Trade
History
Classification:
a. Barge (Whaleback), 101 (1888-1908)
Nationality:
American (1888-1908)
Chronology:

1. 12/3/1908, 32 miles east of Seal Island, Maine, sank with all hands, (7 lives lost), (tar);

Notes
General notes:
Bow and stern sections were built by Pusey & Jones Company, of Wilmington, Delaware, and shipped to Duluth for completion of vessel;
Sources:
1. Master Abstract: Buffalo, New York; Duluth, Minnesota; Suspension Bridge, New York;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Duluth, Minnesota; Suspension Bridge, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;
5. Naval Architectural Drawings: American Ship Building Co. & Predecessors, (1867-1920);
6. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1904-1909);
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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