COFFINBERRY, H.D. (1874, Bulk Freighter)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Power

Number of Masts:: 3
Propulsion:: Screw
Engine Type:: Low Pressure
# Cylinders:: 2
# Boilers:: 1
# Propellers:: 1
Propulsion Notes:: 32 + 32 x 36" condensing steam engine, Globe Iron Works, Cleveland, OH. 10 1/2' x 18' tubular boiler, 53# steam, Globe Iron Works, 1874.

Hull Dimensions

Final Disposition

Final Location:: Red Cliff Bay, WI (Possibly Ashland, WI).
Lake Michigan.
Date:: 1913
How:: Abandoned.
Notes:: 1914, Jan 28 Still owned E.M. Carlton. 1917, Aug 9 Salvage work. 1917, Dec 31 Documents surrendered.

History

Chronology:

1879 Repaired.

1879, Apr 15 Readmeasured 858.35 gross / 706.78 net tons.

1880s Regularly towed H.B. NEWCOMBE.

1881, Mar Overhauled & painted.

1883 Repaired.

1884 Owned E.B. Smith et al, Buffalo, NY.

1887, Jun Collision with schooner MARY D. AYER, Chicago, IL, Lake Michigan.

1889, Apr 10 Owned C.S. Geel.

1890, May 28 Stranded, Shingle Bay, St. Mary's River.

1891, Apr 18 Owned L.T. Bruce.

1891 Rebuilt.

1891, Apr 18 Owned L.T. Bruce.

1892 Reboilered; one 10' x 16', 125# steam firebox boiler by Phoenix Iron Works, Port Huron, MI.

1892, Aug 25 Grounded with iron ore, Port Hope, Lake Huron; repaired.

1893 Double steeple compound engine, 16 + 16 + 32 + 32 x 36", 625hp at 95rpm by Phoenix Iron Works, Port Huron.

1894, May 18 Collided with schooner WAVE CREST, Oswego, NY, Lake Ontario.

1898, Oct 13 Grounded, Duluth, MN, Lake Superior.

1899 Owned E.M. Carlton, Cleveland, OH.

1900, May 28 Grounded with coal & consort, Thunder Bay Island, Lake Huron; repaired.

1900, Oct 14 Collided with & sunk steamer F.E. SPINNER, St. Mary's River.

1913 Abandoned.

Notes

From the Collection of:: C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:: Donald V. Baut; Board of Lake Underwriters Marine Directory; Dossin Great Lakes Museum; Edward J. Dowling Collection, University of Detroit - Mercy; William MacDonald Collection, Dossin Great Lakes Museum, Detroit; Newspaper Clippings; Marine Directory, R. L. Polk Co., Detroit; John E. Poole notes, Bowling Green State University; H. G. Runge Collection, Milwaukee Public Library; Peter J. VanderLinden