Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Collection |
Carus Collection |
Accession # |
P82-37-4-91A |
Description |
Black and white photograph of Great Lakes Towing Company vessels at work on the salvage of the wrecked steamer WESTERN STAR. Starboard side view of tug FAVORITE at left and partial view of barge T.F. NEWMAN beyond. Starboard side view of pilothouse of steamer at right with attached salvage cofferdam in center. The freighter sank after stranding on Robertson Rock near Clapperton Island in the North Channel of Georgian Bay, Ontario on September 24, 1915. Note: Print is captioned as 1918, but vessel was refloated in September 1917, with a previous attempt in 1916. |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Date |
1916-1917 |
Place |
Georgian Bay, Ontario, Canada |
Vessel Info |
Vessel name: FAVORITE Official number: 203983 Other names: FAVORITE (No. 1385) (1918-1920) FAVORITE (Dept. of Interior) (1920-1940) FAVORITE (IX-45) (1940-1943) FAVORITE (1943-1948) GUARDIAN RIOS (1948-1954) RIOS (1954) Build date: 1907 Builder: Buffalo Dry Dock Company Place of build: Buffalo, NY Dimensions: 180.58 x 43.00 x 20.50 Gross Tonnage: 1223.00 Vessel Rig: Tug Rebuild info: Converted to submarine salvage vessel by Peruvian Navy, 1948. Ownership changes: Great Lakes Towing Co. (1907-1918) U.S. Navy (1918-1920) Dept. of Interior (1920-1940) U.S. Navy (1940-1943) Panama Canal-Mechanical Division (1943-1948) Peruvian Navy (1948) Other history: Worked on the salvage of passenger steamer EASTLAND in 1915. Served off coast of Maine and Brest, France in 1918-1919. Disposition: None available. Vessel name: T.F. NEWMAN Official number: 59589 Other names: None available Build date: 1902 Builder: Jenks Shipbuilding Company Place of build: Port Huron, MI Dimensions: 165.00 x 36.25 x 14.00 Gross Tonnage: 855.00 Vessel Rig: Barge (Lighter) Rebuild info: None available Ownership changes: Great Lakes Towing Co. (1902-1922) Other history: None available Disposition: Struck breakwall at Conneaut, OH, on 1/10/1922, while in tow of tug OREGON. Became total loss through battering the breakwall. No lives lost. Vessel name: WESTERN STAR Official number: 200376 (Canada - 138214) Other names: GLENISLA (1918-1926) Canada PRESCOTT (1926-1963) Canada Build date: 1903 Builder: Detroit Ship Building Company Place of build: Wyandotte, MI Dimensions: 416.00 x 50.25 x 29.00 Gross Tonnage: 4764.00 Vessel Rig: Propeller Rebuild info: Rebuilt by Collingwood Shipyards, Ltd., Collingwood, Ontario, 1918 (400 x 50 x 24.25; 4578 gross tons). Lengthened at Collingwood, Ontario, 1924 (494 x 50.16 x 24.25; 5461 gross tons). Ownership changes: Michael J. Cummings (1903-1912) Cadillac Steamship Co. (1912-1915) Great Lakes Transportation Co. (1918-1926) Canada Steamship Line, Ltd. (1926-1963) Other history: Struck Robertson Rock, North Channel, Georgian Bay, on 9/24/1915. Bow was in seven feet water and stern sank in 114 feet of water. Refloated by Great Lakes Towing Co. on 9/18/1917, and taken to Collingwood, Ontario, for repairs. Disposition: Dismantled at Hamilton, Ontario, in winter, 1963-1964. Midbody reportedly converted to crane barge (150 x 50) for Port of Hamilton. |
Other number |
Volume B |
Size of original |
3.5" x 5.5" |
Search Terms |
Steamer Freighter WESTERN STAR Shipwreck Georgian Bay, Ontario, Canada Tug FAVORITE Barge NEWMAN, T. F. Great Lakes Towing Company |
Credit line |
Carus Collection Donated by Henry N. Barkhausen |
Provenance |
Materials in this collection were collected and compiled by Great Lakes ship captain Edward Carus of Manitowoc over a period of more than 50 years. Captain Carus began his career on the Great Lakes sailing on schooners and spent many years as a captain for the Goodrich Line before retiring. During his career, he researched and recorded the maritime heritage of the areas where he sailed, particularly the western shore of Lake Michigan. Captain Carus worked for ten years with Edwin Schuette, also from Manitowoc, and Mr. Schuette also contributed to the collection. In 1937, Captain Carus had fallen on hard times, his wife was bedridden and they were in need of money. Although Captain Carus desired his extensive collection to stay in Manitowoc, neither the City of Manitowoc nor Mr. Schuette was willing to purchase it at the time. Instead, Henry N. Barkhausen purchased it and kept it in his personal collection for more than 40 years before donating it to the Wisconsin Maritime Museum in 1981, returning it to Manitowoc. Edwin Schuette passed his portion of the collection to his son, Henry Schuette, who then donated his portion to the museum in 1981 as well. |