ELLWOOD, ISAAC L. (1900, Bulk Freighter)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: W. Bay City, MI
Vessel Type:: Bulk Freighter; Note: Arch framing, 3 watertight bulkheads, 1 hold, 15 hatches, double bottom ballast tanks, 24' centers.
Hull Materials:: Steel
Number of Decks:: 1
Builder Name:: F. W. Wheeler & Co.
Original Owner and Location:: American Steel & Wire Co., Duluth, MN.

Power

Propulsion:: Screw
Engine Type:: Quadruple Expansion
# Cylinders:: 4
# Boilers:: 2
# Propellers:: 1
Propulsion Notes:: 16 3/4, 25 3/8, 38 5/8 & 60 1/4 x 40", 1800hp @ 80rpm engine from American S. B. Co. 2 - 12 x 11', 250# steam water tube boilers from Babcock & Wilcox, New York, NY.

Hull Dimensions

Final Disposition

History

Chronology:

1900, May 6 Launched.

1905, Nov 27 Sunk, Duluth, MN, Lake Superior; raised.

1915, Nov 13 Aground, St. Clair Flats canal.

1922 Owned Pittsburgh Steamship Co.; reconstructed.

1961 Scrapped; 5085 gross / 4431 net tons, 478 x 52 x 25.2'.

Notes

From the Collection of:: C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:: American Bureau of Shipping; Dossin Great Lakes Museum; Great Lakes Register; William MacDonald Collection, Dossin Great Lakes Museum, Detroit

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