WAWATAM (1891, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
WAWATAM
Also known as:
GLENLIVET;SASKATCHEWAN
Year of Build:
1891
Official Number:
81324
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Cleveland, OH
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Note: Double-bottoms, 3 watertight bulkhead, electric lights; sister: GRIFFIN
Hull Materials:
Steel
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Cleveland Shipbuilding Company
Original Owner and Location:
Lake Superior Iron Company, Cleveland, Ohio
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple Expansion
# Cylinders:
3
# Boilers:
2
# Propellers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
17.29 & 47 x 36", 900hp, 90rpm, Cleveland Shipbuilding Company, Cleveland, Ohio, 1891 11 x 12', 160 pounds steam scotch boiler, Cleveland Shipbuilding Company, 1891 Steel boiler house
Hull Dimensions
Length:
266'
Beam:
38.2'
Depth:
19.6'
Tonnage (gross):
1856.44
Tonnage (net):
1526.5
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Midland, Ontario. Georgian Bay. Lake Huron
Date:
1937
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1891, April 30 First enrolled Cleveland, Ohio

1894, November 10 Ashore Drummond Island, Lake Huron

1899, December 12 Owned Carnegie Steel Company

1901 Owned Pittsburg Steamship Company, Cleveland

1906, December 6 1879 gross tons, 1526 net tons

1912 Reportedly owned Atlas Steamship Company

1913 Owned Great Lakes Transportation Company, Limited, Midland,

Ontario; renamed GLENLIVET, C134261

1926 Owned Canadian Steamship Lines, Limited, Montreal, Quebec;

renamed SASKACHEWAN

1930 1860 gross tons, 1809 net tons

1937 Scrapped, Midland, Ontario

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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