U. S. LIGHTSHIP NO. 59 (1893, Barge)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
U. S. LIGHTSHIP NO. 59
Also known as:
SMITH, LEATHEM D.
Year of Build:
1893
Official Number:
218059
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Toledo, OH
Vessel Type:
Barge
Note: steam fog signal
Hull Materials:
Wood
Hull Number:
59
Builder Name:
Craig Ship Building Co.
Original Owner and Location:
United States Light House Service, Washington D. C.
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Steeple Compound
# Cylinders:
2
# Boilers:
1
# Propellers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
22 + 40 x 30", 260hp @ 100rpm engine, S. F. Hodge and Co., Detroit, MI, 1868 12.5 x 12.5', @ 150# steam scotch boiler, Dry Dock Engine Works
Hull Dimensions
Length:
80'
Beam:
21.6'
Depth:
9.6'
Tonnage (gross):
105
Tonnage (net):
101
Final Disposition
Date:
1942
How:
abandoned, dismantled
History
Chronology:

1893 Stationed Bar Point, Detroit River

1911 Stationed Poe Reef, Lake Huron, MI

1914 Owned Leathem D. Smith, Sturgeon Bay, WI; US218159

1918 Converted to tug by L. D. Smith Dock Co., Sturgeon Bay, WI

1919, Sep 12 Enrolled Milwaukee, WI; one deck, no masts 89.2 x 21 x 9.5', 122.07 gross/83.01 net tons

1919 1,260hp coal burner

1942 Abandoned, dismantled

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
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Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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USA
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