MINCH, PHILIP (1888, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
MINCH, PHILIP
Year of Build:
1888
Official Number:
150427
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Cleveland, OH
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
William H. Radcliffe
Original Owner and Location:
Minch Estate, Cleveland, OH.
Power
Number of Masts:
4
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple Expansion
# Cylinders:
3
# Boilers:
2
# Propellers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
19" & 30" & 52" x 42" engine, 1052hp @80rpm, by Cleveland Shipbuilding Co, Cleveland (1888). 11' 6" x 11', 150 psi scotch boilers (two) by Cleveland Shipbuilding Co.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
275'
Beam:
40.8'
Depth:
22'
Tonnage (gross):
1988
Tonnage (net):
1657.72
Final Disposition
Final Location:
10 miles SW of Southeast Shoal near Marblehead, OH.
Lake Erie.
Date:
20 Nov 1904
How:
Burned.
Notes:
Burned & sank; dynamited in 1906 as hazard to navigation.
History
Chronology:

1888, Apr 24 Enrolled Clevealand, OH; towed barge GEORGE WORMINGTON in Ashland ore trade.

1891 Towed barge WINSLOW.

1891, Jul 21 Aground Duluth, MN, Lake Superior.

1891, Jul 24 Released.

1891, Oct 18 Grounded Lake George, St. Mary's River; released.

1892 Towed barge MORSE & PECK with grain, coal & ore.

1896, Apr 24 Collision whaleback 104, towed by tug A.D. THOMPSON in Detroit River.

1896, Aug Struck in Soo River; repaired.

1898 Towed DUNDEE.

1899 Owned Nicholas Transit Co, Fairport, OH.

1900, Apr 19 Cleveland 2010 gross / 1657 net tons.

1901, Sep 14 Broke rudder, Lake Huron; towed by steamer GLIDDEN & tug BOYNTON to Cleveland.

1904 Burned & sank, Lake Erie.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
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