Great Lakes Vessels Online Index
MEACHAM, DANIEL B.
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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 |
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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 |
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SLICK, EDWIN E. | 1916 - 1925 | U.S. | 205349 |
LACKAWANNA | 1925 - 1970 | U.S. | 205349 |
LACKAWANNA | 1970 - current | CANADA |