1890 Fred Pabst 1907
Wooden Great Lakes bulk freighter
Built at Milwaukee WI by Wolf & Davidson
Launched April 5, 1890
302’ LOA, 287’ LBP, 424’ beam, 29’ depth
1 deck, hold beams, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 1000 IHP
Enrolled at Milwaukee WI May 24, 1890 (#104)
287.3 x 42.6 x 24.0, 2430.78 GT, 1929.40 NT US 120794 to:
West Division Steamship Co., Milwaukee WI, William H. Wolf, Mgr. (home port Milwaukee WI)
Entered service 1890
Management of fleet 1901 to David Vance & Co., Milwaukee WI
Management of fleet 1902 to D. Sullivan & Co., Chicago IL
Sunk Oct 11, 1907 in collision with str. Lake Shore in the rapids of the St. Clair River near Point Edward ON. No lives lost. Upbound with cargo of coal. Enrollment surrendered Dec 13, Later raised by Reid Wrecking Co., Port Huron MI and Sarnia ON and towed to Sarnia for expected use as a lighter. Conversion never made. Engine removed early 1917 for use in another vessel and hull later used as a floating dry dock at Port Huron for Wolverine Dry Dock Co.
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