GERMAN (1890, Bulk Freighter)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Cleveland, OH
Vessel Type:: Bulk Freighter; Note: Double-bottom ballast tanks; 3 watertight bulkheads, sectional wheel, 14' diameter, 16' lead; sisters NORMAN & SAXON.
Hull Materials:: Steel
Number of Decks:: 2
Hull Number:: 00038
Builder Name:: Globle Iron Works
Original Owner and Location:: Menominee Transit Company, Cleveland, OH.

Power

Propulsion:: Screw
Engine Type:: Triple Expansion
# Cylinders:: 3
# Boilers:: 2
Propulsion Notes:: 24,38 & 61 x 42" engine, 1200hp, 80rpm; by Globe Iron Works, Cleveland, OH. 14' x 12.5' scotch boiler, 160# steam.

Hull Dimensions

Final Disposition

Final Location:: Off Fire Island, NY.
Date:: 11 Jun 1918
How:: Sunk.
Notes:: Sunk in collision with Italian steamer ARGENTINA. 1995, Oct Wreck located off Long Island, NY.

History

Chronology:

1890, Nov 19 Launched Cleveland, OH.

1892 Installed incandescent lighting plants by Fisher Electric Co.

1892, Apr Aground Poverty Island Shoal, Lake Michigan; released.

1898 Chartered Canadian-Atlantic Transit Co.

1898, Jun Caught fire from incandescent eletric lamp.

1899, Jul 27 Owned National Steel Co.

1899, Aug Aground Detour, Lake Huron.

1901 Owned Pittsburgh Steamship Co., Cleveland.

1905, Dec 3 Aground Chicago with iron ore; released.

1917 Owned U.S. Shipping Board, Washington D.C.