SAGAMORE (1892, Whaleback)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
SAGAMORE
Year of Build:
1892
Official Number:
57932
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Superior, WI
Vessel Type:
Whaleback
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
122
Builder Name:
American Steel Barge Company
Original Owner and Location:
Huron Barge Company, Ashtabula, Ohio
Ownership Notes:
Pickands, Mather & Company, Managers
Hull Dimensions
Length:
308'
Beam:
38'
Depth:
24'
Tonnage (gross):
1601
Tonnage (net):
1557
Capacity:
4000 tons
History
Chronology:

In tow of another whaleback PATHFINDER for many years

Not to be confused with the English built whaleback also named SAGAMORE

1892, July 23 First launched

1892, August 6 First enrolled Marquette, Michigan

1901, July 29 Sunk by steamer NORTHERN QUEEN off Point Iroquois,

Michigan, Lake Superior; 2 died

1906, August 23 While in tow of PATHFINDER, collided with steamer

HENRY B. SMITH, Lake Saint Clair

1909 In commission

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
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
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