PASADENA (1889, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
PASADENA
Year of Build:
1889
Official Number:
150465
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Cleveland, OH
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Note: 1 stack.
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
2
Builder Name:
Ship Owners Dry Dock Co.
Master Carpenter:
Thomas Quayle & Sons
Original Owner and Location:
M.A. Bradley et al, Cleveland, OH
Power
Number of Masts:
3
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
For-and-Aft Compound
# Cylinders:
2
# Boilers:
2
Propulsion Notes:
28 & 52 x 42"; 700 hp @ 76 rpm engine by Cleveland Shipbuilding Co; scotch boilers 11 x 13' @ 120# steam.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
250'
Beam:
40'
Depth:
13.2'
Tonnage (gross):
1760
Tonnage (net):
1468
Capacity:
2450 tons
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Near upper entry Keweenaw Waterway.
Lake Superior.
Date:
8 Oct 1906
How:
Wrecked.
Final Cargo:
Coal.
Notes:
Lost tow of steamer GLADSTONE bound Ashtabula, OH to Superior, WI; coal laden; 2 lives lost.
History
Chronology:

1889, May 17 Cost $110,000; first run carried 1,675 tons coal to Duluth, MN.

1889 Towed barges AHIRA COBB, NEGAUNEE, & C.C. BARNES.

1890, Nov Lost tow of schooner KIMBALL who grounded in flats.

1892 Towed ADRIATIC.

1893 Towed ELY & NEGAUNEE.

1902 Towed THOMAS QUAYLE.

1905, Jun Made tow barge at American Ship Building Co., Cleveland, OH; towed by GLADSTONE.

1906, Sep 28 Collision Lake St. Clair with steamer BLACK ROCK.

1906, Oct 8 Wrecked Lake Superior.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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