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MEACHAM, DANIEL B.
Registry and Rig Information
- Vessel Name: MEACHAM, DANIEL B.
- Nationality: U.S.
- Official Number: 205349
- Rig: Propeller
Dimensions and Tonnage
- Length: 530.00
- Width: 56.16
- Depth: 32.00
- Masts: 0
- Gross Tonnage: 6971.00
- Net Tonnage: 5482.00
- Hull Material: Steel
- Hull Number: 00043
Vessel History
- Rebuilds:
- 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
- Year Built: 1908
Ownership Changes
| Owner |
Date |
Registry |
Official Number |
| Frontier Steamship Co. (W.M. Mills, Mgr.) |
1908 - 1916 |
U.S. |
205349 |
| Johnstown Steamship Co. (M.A. Hanna Co., Mgrs.) |
1916 - 1925 |
U.S. |
205349 |
| Bethlehem Transportation Co. |
1925 - 1966 |
U.S. |
205349 |
| Buckeye Steamship Co. (Hutchinson & Co., Mgrs.) |
1966 - 1969 |
U.S. |
205349 |
| Kinsman Marine Transit Co. |
1969 - 1970 |
U.S. |
205349 |
| Canadian Dredge & Dock Co., Ltd. |
1970 - current |
CANADA |
|
Name Changes
| Name |
Date |
Registry |
Official Number |
| SLICK, EDWIN E. |
1916 - 1925 |
U.S. |
205349 |
| LACKAWANNA |
1925 - 1970 |
U.S. |
205349 |
| LACKAWANNA |
1970 - current |
CANADA |
|
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