Year of Build:

1890

Official Number:

53257

Built at:

Duluth, MN

Vessel Type:

Barge

Note: Whaleback

Hull Materials:

Steel

Number of Decks:

1

Hull Number:

104

Builder Name:

American Steel Barge Company

Original Owner and Location:

American Steel Barge Company, Buffalo, NY

Length:

276.5'

Beam:

36.1'

Depth:

18.9'

Tonnage (gross):

1,295.44

Tonnage (net):

1,230.69

Capacity:

3,300 tons

Final Location:

Cleveland, OH; west breakwater
Lake Erie

Date:

10 Nov 1898

How:

ashore on breakwater in gale

Notes:

crew rescued by lifesaving service

1896 Collision with PHILIP MINCH, sank in 17 feet of water, Lake St. Clair

1898, Nov 10 Wrecked

From the Collection of:

C. Patrick Labadie