HODGE, SAMUEL F. (1881, Package Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
HODGE, SAMUEL F.
Year of Build:
1881
Official Number:
115763
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Detroit, MI
Vessel Type:
Package Freighter
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
2
Hull Number:
43
Builder Name:
Detroit Dry Dock Co.
Original Owner and Location:
Eber Ward & Co., Detroit, MI.
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
For-and-Aft Compound
# Cylinders:
2
# Boilers:
1
# Propellers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
22 + 36 x 36" engine by S.F. Hodge & Co., Detroit, MI. 9.5' x 161" firebox boiler, Detroit Dry Dock Co., Detroit, MI.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
149.4'
Beam:
30'
Depth:
12.8'
Tonnage (gross):
585
Tonnage (net):
466
Capacity:
900 tons
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Mid-lake off Oak Orchard, NY.
Lake Ontario.
Date:
5 Jul 1896
How:
Fire.
Final Cargo:
600 tons wire.
Notes:
Bound Cleveland, OH - Prescott, ONT, caught fire in boiler room, burned & sank, loss of one life. Crew rescued by propeller ST. JOSEPH.
History
Chronology:

1881, May 11 Enrolled Detroit, MI.

1881, May Left Cleveland for Duluth on maiden voyage, will run regular

route to Lake Superior.

1881, Jun A barrel of naptha exploded in cargo hold during unloading, two men burned.

1887 Repaired, new decks.

1889, Dec Laid up for winter, Duluth.

1892, Feb New Decks & general repairs.

1893, May Boiler repaired.

1893, Jun Tied up at Sault Ste. Marie for repairs, lost rudder in river.

1896, May Sunk, Alpena, MI, Lake Huron; raised & repaired.

1896, Jul Owned Farrell Brothers, Buffalo, NY; lost, Lake Ontario.

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

Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
(989)356-6188
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