BLACK, CLARENCE A. (1898, Bulk Freighter)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Lorain, OH
Vessel Type:: Bulk Freighter; Note: Double bottom ballast tanks, 3 WT bulkheads, arch frames, channel system, 4 compartments, hatches on 24" centers.
Hull Materials:: Steel
Number of Decks:: 1
Builder Name:: Cleveland Ship Building Co.
Original Owner and Location:: Northern Lakes Steamship Co., Detroit, MI

Power

Propulsion:: Screw
Engine Type:: Triple Expansion
# Cylinders:: 3
# Boilers:: 2
# Propellers:: 1
Propulsion Notes:: Engine 22, 35 & 58 x 40"; 1200 hp @ 85 rev; Cleveland, OH Shipbuilding Co. 13'2" x 11'6"; 165# scotch boilers, forced draft.

Hull Dimensions

Final Disposition

History

Chronology:

1898, Nov Maiden voyage Lorain, OH-Duluth, MN; 5,000 tons coal.

1899, Feb 10 Owned Pickands, Mather & Co., Cleveland.

1899, Spring Owned Pittsburgh Steamship Co.

1899, May 29 Collided with steamer ROUMANIA, Ashtabula, OH, Lake Erie.

1904, Aug 12 Collided with propellers A. R. COLBORN & LILLIE, sank COLBORN, St. Clair Flats ship canal.

1922 Reconstructed, 4150 gross / 2555 net tons.

1942 Traded to US Maritime Administration but operated US Steel until war ended.

1945 Laid up Erie Bay.

1947, Jul Scrapped.

Notes

From the Collection of:: C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:: American Bureau of Shipping; Donald V. Baut; Edward J. Dowling Collection, University of Detroit - Mercy; Great Lakes Register; William MacDonald Collection, Dossin Great Lakes Museum, Detroit; Newspaper Clippings