VICTORY (1895, Bulk Freighter)

Also known as:

VICTORIOUS

Year of Build:

1895

Official Number:

161758

Built at:

Chicago, IL

Vessel Type:

Bulk Freighter

Hull Materials:

Steel

Number of Decks:

1

Hull Number:

14

Builder Name:

Chicago Ship Building Co.

Number of Masts:

2

Propulsion:

Screw

Engine Type:

Triple Expansion

# Cylinders:

3

# Boilers:

2

# Propellers:

1

Propulsion Notes:

22", 38", 63" x 40" engine, 1100hp, 80rpm by Cleveland Ship Building Co., Cleveland, OH., 1895; 14'8" x 13' scotch boilers, 175# steam by Cleveland Ship Building Co., 1895.

Length:

378'

Beam:

48'

Depth:

27'

Tonnage (gross):

3774

Tonnage (net):

3339

1898, Oct 20 Struck Lansing shoal Lake Michigan; serious damage to bottom.

1898, Nov 6 Drydock Cleveland for extensive repairs.

1899 Owned Interlake Co., Ashtabula, OH.

1905 Lengthened 72' by Superior Ship Building Co; 459' x 48.3' x 22.5'; 4527 gross tons.

1912 Reboilered Manitowoc, WI; 2 scotch boilers; 13'5" x 11'6"; 180# steam; by Manitowoc Boiler Works.

1913 Owned Interlake Steam Ship Co., Cleveland, OH.

1926 Reconstructed Fairport, OH; 459' x 47.8" x 28'; 4676 gross tons.

1940 Renamed VICTORIOUS; C172358; owned Upper Lakes & St. Lawrence Transportation Co. Ltd.

1945 New tank tops; cast iron propeller.

1960 Owned Upper Lakes Shipping Ltd., Toronto, ONT.

1964 Tied up Goderich, ONT; later appears to have been cut down to barge or scrapped.

1973 Wheelhouse used as clubhouse Toronto, ONT.

From the Collection of:

C. Patrick Labadie