REID, R. C. (1889, Steambarge)

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Identification

Vessel name:: REID, R. C.
Also known as:: CITY OF LOUISVILLE;HART, HARRIET A.
Year of Build:: 1889
Official Number:: 110824

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Saugatuck, MI
Vessel Type:: Steambarge
Hull Materials:: Wood
Number of Decks:: 1
Builder Name:: James Elliott
Original Owner and Location:: R. C. Reid and Ralph C. Brittain, Saugatuck, MI

Power

Number of Masts:: 1
Propulsion:: Screw
Engine Type:: High Pressure (including HPNC)
# Cylinders:: 1
# Boilers:: 1
Propulsion Notes:: 20 x 20", 270hp @ 110rpm engine, Grand Haven, MI, Henry Bloecker & Co. 7 x 12' firebox boiler, Johnston Brothers, Ferrysburg, MI

Hull Dimensions

Length:: 129'
Beam:: 25.6'
Depth:: 10'
Tonnage (gross):: 332.52
Tonnage (net):: 214.99

Final Disposition

Final Location:: Amherstburg, ONT. Detroit River
Notes:: Raised & towed to Amherstburg, ONT by Hackett & Co.. Machinery put in tug FRANCIS B. HACKETT in 1909. Possibility only machinery salvaged, and hull possibly located at Saddlebag Island, 3-4 miles SW of Detour, MI, Straits of Mackinac.

History

Chronology:

1889, Jun 15 Launched

1889, Jun 29 Enrolled Grand Haven, MI as lumber barge.

1893, Dec 16 Owned Graham and Morton Transportation Co. Benton Harbor, MI; 460.71 gross/337.12 net tons.

1894, Feb Caught in ice with steamer CHICORA off St. Joseph, MI.

1895, Jun 10 Rebuilt as passenger propeller, 2 decks, 1 mast; 177.7 x 26.1 x 10', 554.49 gross/451.68 net tons; renamed CITY OF LOUISVILLE; 20 + 40 x 30", 350hp @ 98rpm, fore and aft compound engine; 1 10' 6" x 14' @ 100# steam firebox boiler, Johnston Brothers; old machinery into tug ANDY.

1895, Sep Struck by lightening.

1901, Jan 18 Burned Benton Harbor opposite Colby Hinckley Mill; watchman killed.

1901, Jun 24 Owned Hart Steamboat Line, Green Bay, WI; rebuilt with 3 decks, 2 masts; 460 gross/337 net tons.

1902, Jan 10 Renamed HARRIET A. HART; ran Green Bay to Cheboygan and Mackinaw.

1905, Jun 15 Burned 3-4 miles SE of Detour Village, Straits of Mackinac; sank or said to have beached on Bois Blanc Island; owned Green Bay Transportation Co., Green Bay, WI.

Raised. See final disposition.

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