TEMPEST

Registry and Rig Information

Name TEMPEST
Registry U.S.
Official Number 24940
Rig Propeller

Dimensions and Tonnage

Length 159.00
Width 30.00
Depth 12.50
Gross Tonnage 412.15
Net Tonnage 341.72
Hull Material Wood

Vessel History

History First enrollment issued at Port Huron, MI, July 22, 1872.
Disposition Sprung a leak about twenty miles northeast of Erie, PA, Lake Erie, on August 27, 1918, with schooner J.I. CASE in tow. Turned around and tried to reach Erie, but sank at entrance to harbor; one life lost. Vessels were loaded with coal from Erie for Montreal, P.Q., at time of loss.

Build Information

Builder Lester, David and Philander
Place Built Marine City, MI
Date Built 1872-00-00

Source

Source HCGL