CARTAGENA (1901, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
CARTAGENA
Year of Build:
1901
Official Number:
127526
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
W. Bay City, MI
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
2
Builder Name:
James Davidson
Original Owner and Location:
James Davidson, W. Bay City, MI
Ownership Notes:
Davidson Steamship Co.
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple Expansion
# Cylinders:
3
# Boilers:
1
# Propellers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
16, 25 & 42 x 36", 800hp engine, S.F. Hodge & Co., Detroit. 12.25" x 121" scotch boiler.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
241'
Beam:
40'
Depth:
19.8'
Tonnage (gross):
1532
Tonnage (net):
1418
Capacity:
2500 tons
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Cape Negro, Nova Scotia.
Atlantic Ocean.
Date:
1 Jul 1907
How:
Wrecked in fog.
Final Cargo:
Coal.
Notes:
Bound Huron, OH to Boston, MA.
History
Chronology:

1900, Nov 10 Launched.

Regularly towed barges GRANADA, MATANZAS.

1907, Spring Received salt water equipment at Bay City, MI.

1907, Jul 1 Wrecked.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Dossin Great Lakes Museum
Edward J. Dowling Collection, University of Detroit - Mercy
John O. Greenwood
William MacDonald Collection, Dossin Great Lakes Museum, Detroit
H. G. Runge Collection, Milwaukee Public Library
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
(989)356-6188
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