47°24.84′N 88°19.73′W / 47.41400°N 88.32883°W
 William C. Moreland before she sank
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name |
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| Operator | Interstate Steamship Company (Jones and Laughlin Steel Company) (W.H. Becker, Mgr.) |
| Port of registry |  United States, Duluth, Minnesota |
| Builder | American Ship Building Company, Lorain, Ohio |
| Yard number | 387 |
| Launched | 27 July 1910 |
| Maiden voyage | 1 September 1910 |
| In service | 6 September 1910 |
| Out of service | 18 October 1910 |
| Identification | U.S. Registry #207851 |
| Fate | Ran aground and wrecked on Sawtooth Reef on 18 October 1910 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Bulk freighter |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | |
| Beam | 58 ft (18 m) |
| Height | 32 ft (9.8 m) |
| Installed power | 2 x Scotch marine boilers |
| Propulsion | 2,000 hp (1,500 kW) triple expansion steam engine attached to a single fixed pitch propeller |
| Speed | 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) |
| Capacity | 12.000 tons |
| Crew | 25 |
SS William C. Moreland was a 600-foot (180 m) long Great Lakes freighter that ran aground on Sawtooth Reef, Lake Superior on 18 October 1910, only a month after entering service.[1] Visibility was poor due to the smoke from several forest fires, causing the William C. Moreland to ran full steam onto a reef. There were many attempts to salvage the ship, but eventually only the 278-foot (85 m) long stern was salvaged and was used to build the 580-foot (180 m) long Sir Trevor Dawson.[2][3][4]
Sir Trevor Dawson was christened on 18 October 1916, exactly six years after William C. Moreland wrecked. Sir Trevor Dawson continued to sail for fifty-four years until she was scrapped in 1970, in Spain as the steamer Parkdale.[5]
- ^ "AmShip Lorain". Shipbuilding History. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "Moreland, William C." Bowling State Green University. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "American Steel Barge, Superior WI". Shipbuilding History. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ "William C. Moreland 214499 (Canada 316355)". OhioLINK. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ "Moreland, William C." Great Lakes Vessel History. Retrieved 7 January 2018.