MEACHAM, DANIEL B.

Registry and Rig Information

Name MEACHAM, DANIEL B.
Registry U.S.
Official Number 205349
Rig Propeller

Dimensions and Tonnage

Length 530.00
Width 56.16
Depth 32.00
Gross Tonnage 6971.00
Net Tonnage 5482.00
Hull Material Steel
Hull Number 00043

Vessel History

History As DANIEL B. MEACHAM: Stranded on Passage Island, Lake Superior, July 28, 1908; in fog. Released with loss of $15,000.Stranded on Keweenaw Point, Lake Superior, October 25, 1908, in thick smoke; released with $15,000 damage.
Struck breakwater at Two Harbors, MN, May 8, 1909, twisting rudder stock.
As EDWIN E. SLICK: Struck by steamer J. LEONARD REPLOGLE, in ice in Whitefish Bay, Lake Superior, May 6, 1923; $15,000 loss.
Disposition Sold, 1970, to Canadian Dredge & Dock Co., Ltd., for use as temporary breakwater at Nanticoke, Ont., Lake Erie. Passed Port Colborne, September 2, 1973, in tow of tugs HELEN MCALLISTER, SALVAGE MONARCH, and G.W. ROGERS; bound for Toronto and scrapping.

Build Information

Builder Great Lakes Engineering Works
Place Built Ecorse, MI
Date Built 1908-00-00

Source

Source HCGL

Vessel Names

NameBegin DateEnd DateRegistryOfficial Number
SLICK, EDWIN E.1916-00-001925-00-00U.S.205349
LACKAWANNA1925-00-001970-00-00U.S.205349
LACKAWANNA1970-00-00CANADA

Vessel Owners

NameBegin DateEnd DateRegistryOfficial Number
Frontier Steamship Co. (W.M. Mills, Mgr.)1908-00-001916-00-00U.S.205349
Johnstown Steamship Co. (M.A. Hanna Co., Mgrs.)1916-00-001925-00-00U.S.205349
Bethlehem Transportation Co.1925-00-001966-00-00U.S.205349
Buckeye Steamship Co. (Hutchinson & Co., Mgrs.)1966-00-001969-00-00U.S.205349
Kinsman Marine Transit Co.1969-00-001970-00-00U.S.205349
Canadian Dredge & Dock Co., Ltd.1970-00-00CANADA