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44°18′19.2″N 82°45′9.66″W / 44.305333°N 82.7526833°W / 44.305333; -82.7526833

Daniel J. Morrell c. 1906-1920
History
United States
NameDaniel J. Morrell
NamesakeDaniel Johnson Morrell
OperatorCambria Steamship Company
Port of registryWilmington, Delaware
BuilderWest Bay City Shipbuilding Company, West Bay City, Michigan
Yard number619
LaunchedAugust 22, 1906
In service1906
Out of serviceNovember 29, 1966
IdentificationUS official number 203507
FateSank on Lake Huron
General characteristics
Class and typeLake freighter
Tonnage
Length
Beam58 feet (17.7 m)
Depth32 feet (9.8 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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Final voyage

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Wreck

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44°18′19.2″N 82°45′9.66″W / 44.305333°N 82.7526833°W / 44.305333; -82.7526833 44°15′28.68″N 82°0′5.28″W / 44.2579667°N 82.0014667°W / 44.2579667; -82.0014667

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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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