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CLYDE, GEORGE W.
Registry and Rig Information
- Vessel Name: CLYDE, GEORGE W.
- Nationality: U.S.
- Official Number: 85189
- Rig: Propeller
Dimensions and Tonnage
- Length: 220.00
- Width: 35.00
- Depth: 24.00
- Masts: 0
- Gross Tonnage: 1032.64
- Net Tonnage: 0.00
- Hull Material: Iron
- Hull Number:
Vessel History
- Rebuilds: Lengthened, 1876 (256 x 35 x 19.16; 1804.89 gross - 1470.24 net). Tonnage change, 1889 (1848.41 gross - 1514.06 net).
- History: Came into Great Lakes in December, 1921.
In collision with and sank steamer NANKIN, in Lower Bay, abreast of Roneys Shoal, New York harbor, on April 28, 1882; no lives lost.
Ran aground on Lake Erie, December 1921, damaging rudder. Was on way to Great Lakes at time of casualty.
- Disposition: Abandoned in 1926. Towed to Little Current, Ontario, by MANISTIQUE and broken up there in that year.
Build Information
- Builder: Cramp, William & Sons Shipbuilding & Engineering
- Place Built: Philadelphia, PA
- Year Built: 1872
Ownership Changes
| Owner |
Date |
Registry |
Official Number |
| Philadelphia, Delaware & Charleston Steamship Co. |
1872 - 1876 |
U.S. |
85189 |
| W.P. Clyde & Co. |
1876 - 1899 |
U.S. |
85189 |
| Clyde Steamship Co. |
1899 - 1921 |
U.S. |
85189 |
| Chicago Steamship Lines |
1921 - 1926 |
U.S. |
85189 |
Name Changes
| Name |
Date |
Registry |
Official Number |
| No name changes recorded. |
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