ADMIRAL (1899, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
ADMIRAL
Also known as:
DIMMICK, J.K.;DEMMER, EDWARD U.
Year of Build:
1899
Official Number:
107523
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Wyandotte, MI
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Note: Sisters: ANGELINE, SIM. J. MURPHY & H. L. SHAW.
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
133
Builder Name:
Detroit Shipbuilding Co.
Original Owner and Location:
American Steamship Co., Detroit, MI
Ownership Notes:
M.B. McMillan, Manager
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple Expansion
# Cylinders:
3
# Boilers:
2
# Propellers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
Engine: 22, 35 & 58 x 42"; 1150 HP. Scotch boilers: Detroit Shipbuilding Co., 1900
Hull Dimensions
Length:
423.75'
Beam:
51.75'
Depth:
28'
Tonnage (gross):
4651
Tonnage (net):
3547
Final Disposition
Final Location:
40 miles SE of Thunder Bay Island, MI
Lake Huron.
Date:
20 May 1923
How:
Sunk in collision.
Final Cargo:
7000 tons of coal
Notes:
Collided with steamer SATURN in thick fog. Crew rescued by freighters R.L. AGASSIZ & JAMES B. EADS.
History
Chronology:

1913 Renamed J.K. DIMMICK.

1920, Apr 12 Owned Minnesota Transit Co.; Renamed EDWARD U. DEMMER.

1922 Milwaukee Western Fuel Co., operated by D. Sullivan & Co.

1923, May 20 Sunk in collision with steamer SATURN off Thunder Bay Island, MI, Lake Huron.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Bowling Green State University, Historical Collections of the Great Lakes
C. Patrick Labadie
Donald V. Baut
Dossin Great Lakes Museum
Edward J. Dowling Collection, University of Detroit - Mercy
Fred Trelfa
Newspaper Clippings
Steamboat Era in the Muskokas by Richard Tatley
William MacDonald Collection, Dossin Great Lakes Museum, Detroit
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
(989)356-6188
Powered by / Alimenté par VITA Toolkit
Privacy Policy