SS Iosco
Great Lakes freighter that sank in Lake Superior / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Iosco (Official number 100484) was a Great Lakes freighter that served on the Great Lakes from her construction in 1891 to her foundering on September 2, 1905, when she and her tow, the schooner barge Olive Jeanette sank on Lake Superior.[3] While Olive Jeanette's wreck was located in over 300 feet (91 m) of water about eight miles (13 km) off the Huron Islands in the 1990s, Iosco's wreck has not yet been found.[4]
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Iosco prior to her sinking | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | Iosco |
Namesake | Iosco County, Michigan |
Operator |
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Port of registry | United States, Rockport, Ohio |
Builder | F.W. Wheeler & Company, West Bay City, Michigan |
Yard number | 80 |
Launched | April 25, 1891 |
Completed | 1891 |
In service | May 11, 1891 |
Out of service | September 2, 1905 |
Identification | U.S. Registry #100484 |
Fate | Lost with all hands off Huron Island, Lake Superior |
General characteristics | |
Type | Lake freighter |
Tonnage | |
Length | 312 feet (95 m) LOA[3] 291 ft (89 m) LBP[2] |
Beam | 41 feet (12 m)[2] |
Height | 20 feet (6.1 m)[2] |
Installed power | 2 × Scotch marine boilers |
Propulsion |
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Crew | 19 |
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