WADE, J.H. (1890, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
WADE, J.H.
Year of Build:
1890
Official Number:
76884
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Cleveland, OH
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Number of Decks:
2
Hull Number:
8
Builder Name:
Cleveland Steamboat Company
Original Owner and Location:
Cleveland Rolling Mills Company, Cleveland, Ohio
Power
Number of Masts:
3
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple Expansion
# Cylinders:
3
# Boilers:
2
# Propellers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
17, 29 + 47 x 36" triple expansion engine, 600hp at 85rpm by Cleveland Shipbuilding Company 11' x 12', 160psi scotch boilers
Hull Dimensions
Length:
265'
Beam:
38.1'
Depth:
19.1'
Tonnage (gross):
1863
Tonnage (net):
1502
Final Disposition
Date:
1925
How:
Broken up
History
Chronology:

1890, July First trip to Ashland, Wisconsin, Lake Superior for ore

1890, August Damaged pilot house & bow section in collision with barge

TASMANIA in Lake George, St.Mary's River

1892 Hauling coal & ore between Cleveland & Duluth, Minnesota

1898 Owned W.C. Richardson, Ashtabula, Ohio

1899 Repaired

1915 Purchased by Algoma Steel Corporation, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario;

C134616, measured 2301 gross/1389 net tons

1918 Went to Atlantic coast, served in WW1

1920 Owned Dominion Iron & Steel Company, Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada

1925 Reportedly broken up

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
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