HOPKINS, MARK (1888, Steambarge)

Also known as:

MYRON

Year of Build:

1888

Official Number:

91993

Built at:

Grand Haven, MI

Vessel Type:

Steambarge

Note: Plain head & round stern.

Hull Materials:

Wood

Number of Decks:

1

Builder Name:

J. W. Callister

Master Carpenter:

T. W. Kirby

Original Owner and Location:

Mark Hopkins et al, St. Clair, MI.

Ownership Notes:

E. C. Recor., St. Clair. J. E. Robertson, St. Clair.

Number of Masts:

2

Propulsion:

Screw

Engine Type:

For-and-Aft Compound

# Cylinders:

2

Propulsion Notes:

23.5 x 42 x 36', 323hp, 85rpm engine, S. F. Hodge & Co., Detroit, MI, 1888.

Length:

186'

Beam:

32.6'

Depth:

14'

Tonnage (gross):

732

Tonnage (net):

493.7

Capacity:

950 gross tons

Final Location:

Near Crisp Point, MI.
Lake Superior.

Date:

22 Nov 1919

Final Depth:

60''

How:

Foundered.

Final Cargo:

Lumber.

Notes:

Towing schooner barge MIZTEC, began to leak in gale; crew cut MIZTEC loose, abandoned MYRON, all hands lost except her captain. MIZTEC foundered 2 miles off wreckage of MYRON a year and half later.

1888, Apr 26 Enrolled Grand Haven, MI.

1889 Often towed barge MIDDLESEX.

1890 6 x 10', 120# firebox boiler, Johnston Bros., Ferrysburg, MI.

1891 Towed J. B. LOZEN.

1892 Towed NELSON BLOOM & P. S. MARSH, maybe C. H. HURD.

1893 Towed OGARITA & GARDNER.

1895, May 10 Owned E. C. Recor. St. Clair, MI, et al.

1895, Sep 27 Sunk by VANDERBILT in Hay Lake, near Sault Ste. Marie, MI.

1895, Oct 19 Wreck bought & raised, Henry McMorran et al, Port Huron, MI.

1896 Rebuilt, Lester, Marine City, MI.

1897, Oct 20 Ashore Point Abino, ONT, Lake Erie.

c1898 Towed ED KELLY & RACINE.

1898 Towed RACINE & YANKEE.

1899 Towed CHECOTAH & RACINE.

1900, 1901 Towed GOSHAWK, DELWARE, SOPHIA MINCH, PESHTIGO, MARY WOOLSON & B. W. JENNESS.

1900, Apr 4 Owned D. W. Blodgette, Bay City, MI, et al.

1901, Nov 30 Ashore Long Point, Lake Erie; released.

1902 Towed PESHTIGO & GOSHAWK.

1902, Mar 26 Released Harris W. Baker from Long Point, Lake Erie, arrived Port Dover.

1902, Apr 5 Owned Harris W. Baker, Detroit, MI.

1902, Apr 9 Owned Hopkins Transportation Co., Duluth, MN.

1902, Sep 27 Renamed MYRON.

1903 - 1904 Rebuilt Bay City; 186 x 32.6 x 13', 676 gross / 414 net tons.

1909 Towed PAGE & DELWARE.

1919 Towed NELLIE REDDINGTON & MIZTEC.

1919, Nov 22 Foundered near Crisp Point, MI, Lake Superior.

1920, Jan 22 Document surrendered, Duluth.

From the Collection of:

C. Patrick Labadie