Gale Staples (Propeller), C134518, 1916

Steam screw CALEDONIA.* U.S. No. 81191. Of 1,846.59 tons gross; 1,468.81 tons net. Built 1888 at Marine City, Mich. Home port, Cleveland, Ohio. 277.2 x 42.0 x 13.9 of 895 horse power [nominal].
      * formerly steam screw WILLIAM B. MORLEY.
      Merchant Vessel List, U.S., 1889
     
     
      Steam screw CALEDONIA.* U.S. No. 81191. Of 2,197 tons gross; 1,509 tons net. Built 1888 at Marine City, Mich. Home port, Cleveland, Ohio. 277.2 x 42.0 x 24.7 of 1,050 horse power [indicated].
      * formerly steam screw WILLIAM B. MORLEY.
      Merchant Vessel List, U.S., 1906
     
     
     
Steam screw WILLIAM B. MORLEY.* U. S. No. 81191. Of 1846 gross tons. Built Marine City, Mi., 1888.
      277.2 x 42.0 x 13.9.
      * Renamed CALEDONIA - U. S. - 1889
      GALE STAPLES - Canada - 1916 [C 134518]
      Herman Runge List
     
     
The steamer GALE STAPLES went ashore at Pt. Au Sable, Lake Superior, on Monday, Sept. 30. The STAPLES was bound for Hancock, Mich., with a cargo of coal. The crew was forced to abandon the vessel as she was leaking badly. The sea was washing over her decks and she was pounding hard. She was later abandoned by the underwriters as a contructive total loss. The steamer, which was formerly the CALEDONIA, is owned by the Massey Steamship Co., of Superior, Wis.
      Marine Review
      November 1918 520-1


Bulk freighter GALE STAPLES. Official Canada No. 134518. Of 2,197 tons gross. 277 x 42 x 21. Built Marine City, Mich., 1888 as U. S. bulk freighter CALEDONIA. Became Canadian 1916. DISPOSITION:-- Wrecked Point au Sable, Mich., Oct. 1918
      Preliminary List of Canadian Merchant Steamships
      Inland & Coastal, 1809 to 1930. World Ship Society