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47°12′22″N 91°21′29″W / 47.20611°N 91.35806°W / 47.20611; -91.35806

Madeira with the tug M.F. Merrick
History
United States
NameMadeira
Operator
BuilderChicago Shipbuilding Company, Chicago, Illinois
Yard number38
LaunchedJanuary 24, 1900
In service1900
Out of serviceNovember 28, 1905
IdentificationUS official number 93020
FateSank on Lake Superior
General characteristics
Class and typeBarge
Tonnage
Length
  • 450 feet (137.2 m) (overall)
  • 436 feet (132.9 m) (keel)
Beam50 feet (15.2 m)
Depth24.2 feet (7.4 m)
National Register of Historic Places data
Grecian Shipwreck Site
GreatLakesShips/sandbox/Overhauls/Archive 8 is located in Minnesota
GreatLakesShips/sandbox/Overhauls/Archive 8
GreatLakesShips/sandbox/Overhauls/Archive 8 is located in the United States
GreatLakesShips/sandbox/Overhauls/Archive 8
LocationNear the base of Gold Rock
Coordinates47°12′22″N 91°21′29″W / 47.20611°N 91.35806°W / 47.20611; -91.35806
Built1900
ArchitectChicago Shipbuilding Company
Architectural styleBarge
MPSMinnesota's Lake Superior Shipwrecks MPS
NRHP reference No.92000843
Added to NRHPJuly 23, 1992

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; in 1882, Onoko, an iron freighter, temporarily became the largest ship on the lakes.[4][5] In 1884, the first steel freighters were built on the Great Lakes, and by the 1890s, the majority of ships constructed on the lakes were made of steel.[6][7]

Design and construction

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Service history

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Madeira while she was owned by the Minnesota Steamship Company
 
Stern view of Madeira

Final voyage

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Wreck

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Notes

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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. 49.
  7. ^ Bugbee (2) (1962), p. 51.

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)
  • "Madeira – Historic Description". Saint Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society. 2008. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  • "Madeira – Construction and Career". Saint Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society. 2008. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  • "Madeira - Description of the Wreck Event". Saint Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society. 2008. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  • "Madeira - Post-Depositional Impacts". Saint Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society. 2008. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  • "Madeira - Present Description". Saint Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society. 2008. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  • 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.