MARINA (1891, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
MARINA
Also known as:
GRAHAM, GEORGE A.
Year of Build:
1891
Official Number:
92282
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Chicago, IL
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
1
Builder Name:
Chicago Shipbuilding Co.
Original Owner and Location:
Minnesota Steam Ship Co., Duluth, MN.
Power
Engine Type:
Triple Expansion
# Cylinders:
3
# Boilers:
2
# Propellers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
24", 38", 61" x 42" engine, 1400hp. 12'6" x 14' boilers.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
292'
Beam:
40.16'
Depth:
20.66'
Tonnage (gross):
2431.72
Tonnage (net):
1992.03
Final Disposition
Final Location:
West shore Manitoulin Island.
Lake Huron.
Date:
7 Oct 1917
Final Depth:
15' to 40''
How:
Wrecked.
Final Cargo:
Grain.
Notes:
Drove ashore in blinding gale. 1937 Wreck salvaged & sold for scrap.
History
Chronology:

1891, Apr 27 Enrolled Cleveland, OH, first steamship built by this Company.

1891, Aug 1 Ashore near Two Harbors, MN, Lake Superior in fog.

1893, Aug 17 Aground in fog, Whitefish Point, Lake Superior.

1898, Jun 19 Ashore Raspberry Island, Lake Superior.

1901 Owned Pittsburg Steam Ship Co, Duluth, MN.

1912 Owned Lakewood Steamship Co, Cleveland; owned James Whalen, Port Arthur, ONT, C131051, 292 x 40 x 24.5, 2409 gross / 1577 net tons.

1913 Owned Canadian Northwest Steam Ship Co, Port Arthur, ONT.

1916 Owned Canadian Northwest Steam Ship Co, C131051.

1917 Owned Montreal Transportation Co, Montreal, QUE.

1917, Oct 7 Ashore Manitoulin Island near South Baymouth in gale, rudder disabled.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
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Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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