COMMODORE (1875, Package Freighter)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Cleveland, OH
Vessel Type:: Package Freighter; Note: 2 stacks. Largest vessel on Lakes in 1875.
Hull Materials:: Wood
Number of Decks:: 2
Builder Name:: Thomas Quayle & Sons
Original Owner and Location:: Western Transit Co., Buffalo, NY.

Power

Number of Masts:: 1
Propulsion:: Screw
Engine Type:: Steeple Compound
# Cylinders:: 4
# Boilers:: 2
# Propellers:: 1
Propulsion Notes:: 22", 22" & 44", 44" x 36, 825hp, 72rpm double steeple compound engine, Farrar & Treffts, Buffalo, NY. Two 8'6" x 18' firebox boilers, 90# steam, Farrar & Treffts, Buffalo. 12'3" diameter wheel.

Hull Dimensions

Final Disposition

History

Chronology:

1875, Jul 22 Launched.

1875 - 1911 Owned Western Transit Co, Buffalo, NY.

1882, Mar 13 Iron arch placed inside wooden arch.

1887, Apr 7 Installing steel arches inside hull.

1917 Dismantled at Chicago; hull used as slip at Van Buren St.

1930 Owned by Navy Department, Division of Naval Reserve, Chicago, IL; burned & scuttled on Lake Michigan.

Notes

From the Collection of:: C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:: Donald V. Baut; Board of Lake Underwriters Marine Directory; Dossin Great Lakes Museum; William MacDonald Collection, Dossin Great Lakes Museum, Detroit; Peter J. VanderLinden

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