137 [Whaleback] (Barge), U53284, collision, 5 Sep 1898
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The barge MONTGOMERY lies in 21 feet of water in lake St. Clair as a result of a collision on Lake St. Clair Monday with the Whaleback 137.
Port Huron Daily Times
Tuesday, September 6, 1898
The barge MONTGOMERY, which was sunk in collision with a whaleback barge in tow of the steamer MCDOUGALL in Lake St. Clair, has been raised and towed to Detroit by the wrecker T.W. SNOOK.
Port Huron Daily Times
Wednesday, September 21, 1898
steel barge 137. U. S. No. 53284. Of 2480 tons gross; 2367 tons net. Built Superior, Wis., 1896. Home port, Buffalo, N.Y.
Merchant Vessel List, U. S., 1898, Unrigged
- Media Type
- Text
- Newspaper
- Item Type
- Clippings
- Notes
- Reason: collision
Lives: nil
Remarks: Uninjured
- Date of Original
- 1898
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- McN.W.24419
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 42.400277 Longitude: -82.624166
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- Donor
- William R. McNeil
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