Year of Build:

1892

Official Number:

57932

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

Length:

308'

Beam:

38'

Depth:

24'

Tonnage (gross):

1601

Tonnage (net):

1557

Capacity:

4000 tons

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

From the Collection of:

C. Patrick Labadie