MURPHY, SIMON J. (1895, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
MURPHY, SIMON J.
Also known as:
MELVILLE DOLLAR;TALLAC
Year of Build:
1895
Official Number:
116684
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
West Bay City, MI
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Note: Three watertight bulkheads, bottom sheathed with wood, double bottom ballast tanks.
Hull Materials:
Steel
Number of Decks:
1
Hull Number:
110
Builder Name:
F.W. Wheeler
Original Owner and Location:
A.M. Murphy, Green Bay, WI.
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple Expansion
# Cylinders:
3
# Boilers:
1
# Propellers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
16, 24 + 42 x 33" stroke, 875hp at 85rpm engine built by F.W. Wheeler, West Bay City, MI. 13.5 x 12', 170 pounds steam scotch boiler, built by Wickes Brothers, Saginaw, MI.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
239'
Beam:
38'
Depth:
16' 8"
Tonnage (gross):
1380.55
Tonnage (net):
1103
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Cape Henry, VA.
Date:
24 Feb 1920
How:
Wrecked.
Notes:
Bound Colon - Baltimore, stranded & wrecked.
History
Chronology:

1895, Sep 26 Launched.

1895, Oct 7 Enrolled Port Huron, for lumber trade.

1896, Apr Ashore Pointe aux Barques, Lake Huron; released by tug BOYNTON.

1900 Owned L.H. McCormick, Menominee, MI.

1901 Owned Robert J. Dollar Steamship Co, San Francisco, CA; renamed MELVILLE DOLLAR; lumber trade.

1906 Owned T. Pollard, San Francisco; Renamed TALLAC.

1916 Owned Campeche Steamship Co, New York, New York, then owned Alpha Steamship Co, NY.

1920, Feb 24 Wrecked at Cape Henry, VA.

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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