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42°5′22.68″N 81°44′16.86″W / 42.0896333°N 81.7380167°W / 42.0896333; -81.7380167

History
United States
NameJames B. Colgate
NamesakeJames Boorman Colgate
Owner
  • American Steel Barge Company (1892 – 1900)
  • Bessemer Steamship Company (1900 – 1901)
  • Pittsburgh Steamship Company (1901 – 1915)
  • Standard Transit Company (1915 – 1916)
Port of registry
BuilderAmerican Steel Barge Company, Superior, Wisconsin
Yard number121
Laid downDecember 3, 1891
LaunchedSeptember 21, 1892
In serviceOctober 17, 1892
Out of serviceOctober 20, 1916
IdentificationUS official number 77019
FateSank on Lake Erie
General characteristics
Class and typeWhaleback
Tonnage
Length308 feet (93.9 m)
Beam38 feet (11.6 m)
Depth24 feet (7.3 m)
Installed power
Propulsion1 × fixed pitch propeller