TUSCARORA (1890, Package Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
TUSCARORA
Year of Build:
1890
Official Number:
145543
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Cleveland, OH
Vessel Type:
Package Freighter
Note: one stack
Hull Materials:
Steel
Number of Decks:
2
Builder Name:
Globe Iron Works
Original Owner and Location:
Lehigh Valley Transit Company, Buffalo, New York
Power
Number of Masts:
4
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple Expansion
# Cylinders:
3
# Boilers:
3
# Propellers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
24, 38 + 61 x 42", 1500hp at 85rpm engine by Globe Iron Works (1890) 11'10" x 12'10" at 142 pounds steam by Globe Iron Works
Hull Dimensions
Length:
291.4'
Beam:
40.4'
Depth:
22'
Tonnage (gross):
2386
Tonnage (net):
1679
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Near Cape Breton Island, Gulf of St.Lawrence
Date:
9 Dec 1917
How:
Foundered
Notes:
All hands lost
History
Chronology:

Similar to CAYUGA, SENECA

1892, October Stranded Detroit River opposite Amherstburg, Ontario

1897, October 24 Stranded Thunder Bay Island near Alpena, Michigan,

Lake Huron; released

1901, November 9 Collision with JAMES FOLEY in Milwaukee River

1907, April 17 Broke propeller on heavy ice outside Buffalo breakwater

1907, July 11 Collision with MARYLAND abreast Grand Trunk Railroad

dock dam

1910, April 20 Struck shoal near Cheboygan, Michigan in fog entering

straits of Michigan

1917 Owned Maritime Commission

1917, December 9 Foundered, Gulf of St.Lawrence

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
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