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WILSON, D.M. |
| Year of Build: 1873 |
Official Number: US6772 |
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| CONSTRUCTION AND OWNERSHIP |
| Build City: | St. Clair |
Build State: | MI |
| Vessel Type: | Bulk Freighter |
Number of Decks: | 1 |
| Hull Materials: | Wood |
Hull #: | |
| Builder Name: | Simon Langell |
| Master Carpenter: | |
| Built on Bottom of: | |
| Original Owner: | Thomas Wilson |
| Location: | Cleveland, OH |
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| POWER |
| Powered By: | Mechanical |
| Number of Masts: | 3 |
| Propulsion Type: | Screw |
Engine Type: | High Pressure (including HPNC) |
| # Cylinders: | 1 |
# Boilers: | 2 |
| # Propellers: | 1 |
| Propulsion Notes: | One 27 x 30" engine by Globe Iron Works, Cleveland.
6 1/2 x 16' @ 90# steam, tubular marine boilers. |
| DIMENSIONS |
| Length: | 179.1 |
Tonnage (old style): | |
| Beam: | 32.7 |
Tonnage (gross): | 757 |
| Depth: | 12.2 |
Tonnage (net): | 591 |
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| FINAL DISPOSITION |
| Final Location: | 2 1/2 miles north east Thunder Bay Light.
Lake Huron. |
| Final Date: |
[month] 27
[day] 10
[year] 1894
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| Final Depth: | |
| Final Dispostion How: | Sank. |
| Final Cargo: | Coal. |
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| Final Notes: | With barge MANITOWOC in tow, sprang leak 25 miles from Thunder Bay Light; steamers HUDSON & SAMUEL MITCHELL tried to tow her to Middle Island, but she foundered; barge saved, crew taken off by steamer SILVANUS J. MACEY.
1894, Nov 10 Broke up in another storm. |
| HISTORY AND NOTES |
| History: | 1873, May Launched; for coal, iron & grain trade; first steamer in Wilson Line.
1873, Jun 18 Temporary enrollment, Detroit, MI; Jul 2 enrolled Cleveland.
1877, Aug 7 Same owners; temporary documents, Marquette, MI; Aug 16 Permanent enrollment, Cleveland.
1880 Enrolled Cleveland; owned Thomas Wilson et al; towing barges in Lake Superior trade.
1883 Enrolled Buffalo, NY; owned Charles H. Laine et al; in Chicago & Ogdensburg Transit Co. fleet; towed barge MANITOWOC for years.
1890 Enrolled Buffalo; owned John A. Miller et al.
1894, Oct 27 Leaking, sank in 40' water, Lake Huron.
1896, Nov 23 Documents surrendered "Vessel lost by sinking". |
| From the Collection of: |
C. Patrick Labadie |
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| Unique ID: | 160610 |
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