Ship owner: A. Kaplan; American Agricultural Chemical Co.; Pacific Steel Barge Co.; Standard Oil Co.
Ship builder: American Steel Barge Co. (A. McDougall), West Superior, Wisconsin
Ship re-builder: Brooklyn Ship Yard, New York, New York
Engine builder: Frontier Iron Works, Detroit, Michigan
Year ship built: 1894
Year engine built: 1893
Final disposition: Sailed from Santiago, Cuba for Freeport Texas, October 7,1923 and was never heard from again. 26 lives lost.
Notes:
Most of the required materials were hauled by whaleback "Charles W. Wetmore" in late 1893. Launched in Everett, Washington on October 24, 1894. Converted to a tanker c. 1898. Exploded and burned at Port Arthur, Texas on September 8, 1903. Rebuilt in Brooklyn (1904) with orthodox bow and stern. Slightly enlarged to a gross tonnage of 2595; net tonnage 1939.
Remarks:
Owners:
1) Pacific Steel Barge Co., Everett, Washington
2) American Agricultural Chemical Co. (1899)
3) Standard Oil Co., New York (1901)
4) A. Kaplan (c. 1915)
Registry number: US. 127055
Hull number: 301
Vessel type: Bulk Freighter, whaleback
Height: 22.9 ft.
Width: 42 ft.
Length: 345 ft.
Stroke length: 42 in.
Gross tonnage: 2504
Net tonnage: 1858
Materials: Steel
Engine type: Triple expansion
Piston 1: 24 in.
Piston 2: 38 in.
Piston 3: 64 in.