Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Venus (Propeller, 1901)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Venus
Also known as:
Steel Products
Year of Build:
1901
Rebuilt:
1. 1915;
2. 1927, Toledo Ship Building Company, Toledo, Ohio;
c. 1958;
Official Number:
161876
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Lorain, Ohio
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Hull Materials:
Steel
Builder Name:
American Ship Building Company
Ownership Notes:
Gilchrist Transportation Company, (1901-1913); Interlake Steamship Company. (1913=1941); Bethlehem Steel Corporation, (1941-1951); Ore Navigation Company, (1951-1959); Steel Products Stteamship Company, (1959-1961); Marine Salvage, Ltd., (1961);
Hull Dimensions
1901
Length: 346' Width/Beam: 48' Depth: 28'
Tonnage
1901
Gross: 3,719 Net: 2,766
1915
1927
1958
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, Venus (1901-1958);
b. Propeller, Steel Products (1958-1961)
Nationality:
American (1901-1961)
Chronology:
1. 11/10/1941, Belle Isle, Detroit River, ashore and released;
2. 10/26/1961, Point Abino, Lake Erie, broke tow line, ashore and sunk;*
Notes
General notes:
Hull #307;
1927, she was converted to a crane ship with two revolving cranes;
*She was being towed to Port Colborne for scrapping at the time of the accident; She was scrapped at the site of the sinking by Harry Gamble of Port Dover, Ontario, over a period of years; Scrapping began in the winter of 1961-1962;
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




Powered by / Alimenté par VITA Toolkit
Privacy Policy