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48°16′0″N 88°54′0″W / 48.26667°N 88.90000°W / 48.26667; -88.90000

Martin Mullen in Houghton, Michigan
History
United States
NameMartin Mullen (1904 – 1947)
Owner
  • Lakewood Steamship Company (1904 – 1905)
  • Pioneer Steamship Company (1905 – 1947)
BuilderAmerican Shipbuilding Company, Cleveland, Ohio
Yard number422
LaunchedMay 14, 1904
In service1904
IdentificationUS official number 201025 (1904 – 1947)
Canada
NameScotiadoc (1947 – 1953)
Owner
  • Paterson Steamships, Ltd. (1947 – 1951)
  • N.M. Paterson & Sons, Ltd. (1951 – 1953)
Out of serviceJune 20, 1953
IdentificationCanadian official number 173186 (1947 – 1953)
FateSank on Lake Superior
General characteristics
Class and typeLake freighter
Tonnage
Length
Beam50 feet (15.2 m)
Depth28 feet (8.5 m)
Installed power
Propulsion1 × fixed pitch propeller

History

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Background

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In 1843, the gunship USS Michigan, built in Erie, Pennsylvania, became the first iron-hulled vessel built on the Great Lakes.[1] In the mid-1840s, Canadian companies began importing iron vessels prefabricated by shipyards in the United Kingdom. However, it would not be until 1862 that the first iron-hulled merchant ship, Merchant, was built on the Great Lakes.[1] Despite the success of Merchant, wooden vessels remained preferable to iron ones until the 1880s, due to their inexpensiveness, and the abundance of timber.[2][3][4] In the early 1880s, shipyards around the Great Lakes began to construct iron ships on a relatively large scale,[4][5] and in 1884 the first steel freighters were built there.[6][7] By the 1890s, the majority of ships constructed on the lakes were made of steel.[8][9] The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw a rapid increase in the size of lake freighters; the first 400 feet (121.9 m) freighter was built in 1895, the first 500 feet (152.4 m) freighter was constructed five years later.[10]

Design and construction

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Service history

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Martin Mullen after her collision with James H. Reed

Final voyage

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Wreck

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ a b Bugbee (1) (1962), p. 24.
  2. ^ Bugbee (1) (1962), p. 26.
  3. ^ Bowlus (2010), p. 85.
  4. ^ a b Thompson (1994), p. 32.
  5. ^ Bugbee (2) (1962), p. 48.
  6. ^ Bugbee (2) (1962), p. 50.
  7. ^ Thompson (1994), pp. 40–42.
  8. ^ Bugbee (2) (1962), p. 49.
  9. ^ Bugbee (2) (1962), p. 51.
  10. ^ Thompson (1994), pp. 59–84.

Sources

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  • Bowlus, W. Bruce (2010). Iron Ore Transport on the Great Lakes: The Development of a Delivery System to Feed American Industry. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-786433-26-1. Archived from the original on August 14, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  • Bugbee (1), Gordon P. (1962). "Iron Merchant Ships: An Upper Lakes Centennial – Part One" (PDF). Detroit, Michigan: Great Lakes Maritime Institute. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 13, 2021. Retrieved February 21, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  • Bugbee (2), Gordon P. (1962). "Iron Merchant Ships: An Upper Lakes Centennial – Part Two" (PDF). Detroit, Michigan: Great Lakes Maritime Institute. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 20, 2021. Retrieved February 21, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  • Thompson, Mark L. (1994). Queen of the Lakes. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-2393-6. Archived from the original on August 14, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
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