KEARSARGE (1894, Package Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
KEARSARGE
Year of Build:
1894
Official Number:
161061
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
South Chicago, IL
Vessel Type:
Package Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Number of Decks:
2
Builder Name:
Chicago Ship Building Co.
Original Owner and Location:
Interlake Transportation Co., Ashtabula, OH.
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple Expansion
# Cylinders:
3
# Boilers:
2
# Propellers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
23 + 38 + 62" cylinders by 40" stroke engine, 1100hp at 80 rpm., Cleveland Shipbuilding Co. 14' x 13'scotch boilers, 160 pounds, Cleveland Ship Building Co.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
328'
Beam:
44.2'
Depth:
23'
Tonnage (gross):
3092
Tonnage (net):
2721
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Ecorse, MI. Detroit River
Date:
1948
How:
Dismantled.
Notes:
Made into two barges: Bow made SABADASH I, US261791. Stern made SABADASH II, US293263.
History
Chronology:

1894, May 31 Launched, South Chicago.

1900 Chartered by Canada Atlantic Transit Co., Duluth, MN.

1948 Dismantled.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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USA
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