HURON (1898, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
HURON
Also known as:
HURONTON
Year of Build:
1898
Official Number:
96425
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Lorain, OH
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Note: 3 watertight bulkheads, double bottom ballast tanks, channel system framing.
Hull Materials:
Steel
Number of Decks:
2
Builder Name:
Cleveland Ship Building Company
Original Owner and Location:
R.R. Rhodes, Managing Owner, Fairport, OH.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
238'
Beam:
42'
Depth:
26.6'
Tonnage (gross):
1945
Tonnage (net):
1309
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Off Caribou Island.
Lake Superior.
Final Depth:
800''
How:
Sunk.
Notes:
Rammed by propeller CETUS in fog.
History
Chronology:

1898, Aug 18 Launched, ran Gladstone, MI & Lake Erie ports.

1902 Owned R.R. Rhodes, Fairport.

1916 To coast.

1920 Owned Canadian; renamed HURONTON C141664; 230 x 42 x 22.4, 2072 gross/ 1241 net tons.

1923 Sunk, Lake Superior.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact us:
Test 4 Walter
 database@wisconsinmaritime.org
 
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org

 

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HURON (1898, Bulk Freighter)