WRIGHT, ALFRED P. (1888, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
WRIGHT, ALFRED P.
Year of Build:
1888
Official Number:
106539
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Cleveland, OH
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Note: eight 8' hatches, 2 stacks; Diagonally braced wooden ? arches, sheathed bow
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
2
Builder Name:
Thos Quayle & Sons
Original Owner and Location:
Frank Perew, Buffalo, NY
Power
Number of Masts:
4
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Steeple Compound
# Cylinders:
4
# Boilers:
1
# Propellers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
double steeple; 2 of 18 & 44 x 48", 400hp, 70rpm engine, H. G. Trout, Buffalo, NY, 1888 10 1/2 x 17', 120# firebox boiler, M. Riter, Buffalo, NY, 1888 steel boilerhouse
Hull Dimensions
Length:
286'
Beam:
41.5'
Depth:
22.3'
Tonnage (gross):
2,207
Tonnage (net):
1,899
Capacity:
3,200 gross tons
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Portage Entry, MI
Lake Superior
Date:
16 Nov 1915
Final Depth:
20''
How:
burned
Final Cargo:
120,000 bushels of wheat
Notes:
1915, Dec Caught fire, burned to waters edge, total loss while sheltering from storm; machinery later removed, wreck scuttled in Lake Superior
History
Chronology:

1896, May Towed M. BACON

1898, Jul Towed H. D. ALVERSON

1899 Owned J. C. GILCHRIST, Cleveland, OH

1915, Nov 16 Burned; last owned Buckeye Steam Ship, Cleveland

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
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Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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USA
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