BARTLETT, E.B. (1891, Whaleback)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: West Superior, WI
Vessel Type:: Whaleback; Note: 1 deck with hold beams; 2 watertight bulkheads.
Hull Materials:: Iron
Hull Number:: 113
Builder Name:: American Steel Barge Co.
Original Owner and Location:: American Steel Barge Co., Buffalo, NY

Power

Propulsion:: Screw
Engine Type:: Triple Expansion
# Cylinders:: 3
# Boilers:: 2
# Propellers:: 1
Propulsion Notes:: 17 1/2, 28 & 47 x 33" engine from Northeastern Engine Works, Sunderland, ENG; 850hp @ 89rpm; 10'1" x 12'6" scotch boilers; 160 psi.

Hull Dimensions

Final Disposition

History

Chronology:

1891, Jul 9 Launched Duluth, MN.

1891, Jul 29 Enrolled Duluth, MN.

1891, Sep 11 Collision with steamer TAMPA in Duluth harbor.

1891, Oct 10 Steamer WYOMING struck bow of BARTLETT in Buffalo harbor.

1891, Oct 19 Struck sunken SUSAN E. PECK in St. Mary's River; stove bow in above waterline.

1905 Sent to Atlantic Ocean; cut in two at Detroit; re-assembled Lauzon, QUE; renamed BAYPORT.

1916, Dec 13 Sunk Cape Cod Canal.

Notes

From the Collection of:: C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:: Dossin Great Lakes Museum; Edward J. Dowling Collection, University of Detroit - Mercy; Great Lakes Register; John O. Greenwood; William MacDonald Collection, Dossin Great Lakes Museum, Detroit

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