134 (1893, Barge)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
134
Also known as:
BANGOR
Year of Build:
1893
Official Number:
53281
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Superior, WI
Vessel Type:
Barge
Note: whaleback
Hull Materials:
Steel
Number of Decks:
1
Hull Number:
134
Builder Name:
American Steel Barge Company
Original Owner and Location:
American Steel Barge Company, Buffalo, NY
Hull Dimensions
Length:
292'
Beam:
36'
Depth:
22'
Tonnage (gross):
1,310
Tonnage (net):
1,265
Final Disposition
Final Location:
mid channel, Norfolk Harbor, VA
Atlantic Ocean
Date:
6 Dec 1912
Final Depth:
50 feet'
How:
collision with motor ship ESSEX
Final Cargo:
coal
History
Chronology:

1903 Owned Pittsburgh Steam Ship Company

19?? Owned Great Lakes Engineering Company

1910 Renamed BANGOR

1911 Owned Harper Transportation Company, Boston, MA

1912 Went to Atlantic Coast; coal trade

1912, Dec 6 Sank in collision with motor ship ESSEX

1975, Jun Wreckage removed by blasting, 50 feet of water

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

Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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