Also known as:

BOSTON;FREEPORT SULLPHUR NO. 3;PURE OIL STEAM SHIP CO. BARGE NO. 9;PURE DETONOX

Year of Build:

1891

Official Number:

53272

Built at:

Superior, WI

Vessel Type:

Barge

Note: whaleback

Hull Materials:

Steel

Number of Decks:

1

Hull Number:

118

Builder Name:

American Steel Barge Company

Original Owner and Location:

American Steel Barge Company, Buffalo, NY

Length:

292'

Beam:

36'

Depth:

22'

Note on Dimensions:

alternate length: 320?

Tonnage (gross):

1,310.82

Tonnage (net):

1,265.92

Capacity:

4,000 tons

Final Location:

Huston, TX

Date:

1946

How:

scrapped

1895, Nov 4 Collision with & sank steamer BUSINESS near Grosse Point Lightship, Lake St. Clair

1895, Nov 5 Aground, Grosse Point, Lake St. Clair, released

1901 Owned Pittsburgh Steam Ship Company

1909, Dec Aground, Strawberry Island, near Black Rock, Niagara River

1910, Jan 8 Released, taken to Tonawanda, NY

19?? Owned Great Lakes Engineering Works, Ecorse, MI

1911 Owned Harper Transportation Co., Boston, MA; renamed BOSTON

1917 Renamed FREEPORT SULPHUR NO. 3

1924 Renamed PURE OIL STEAMSHIP CO. BARGE NO. 9; owned Pure Oil Steamship Co., DE

1927 Renamed PURE DETONOX

1946 Scrapped, Huston, TX

From the Collection of:

C. Patrick Labadie