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{{Short description|Great Lakes bulk freighter that sank in Lake Superior}} |
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|Ship image=Lafayette (1900).jpg |
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|Ship caption=''Lafayette'' before she sank |
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|Ship name=''Lafayette'' |
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|Ship country=United States |
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|Ship flag={{shipboxflag|United States|merchant}} |
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|Ship operator=[[Pittsburgh Steamship Company]] |
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|Ship builder=[[American Ship Building Company]], [[Lorain]], [[Ohio]] |
|Ship builder=[[American Ship Building Company]], [[Lorain, Ohio|Lorain]], [[Ohio]] |
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|Ship yard number=301 |
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|Ship completed=1900 |
|Ship completed=1900 |
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|Ship identification=US [[official number]] 141657 |
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|Ship in service=1900 |
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|Out of service=1905 |
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|Ship fate=Broke up in the 1905 [[Mataafa Storm]] on 28 November 1905 |
|Ship fate=Broke up in the 1905 [[Mataafa Storm]] on 28 November 1905 |
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|Ship status=Wrecked |
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|Ship type= [[bulk carrier]] |
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|Ship tonnage={{GRT|5113}}, {{NRT|3827}} |
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|Ship power=2 x [[Scotch marine boiler]]s |
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|Ship propulsion=[[Triple expansion steam engine]] |
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'''''Lafayette''''' |
'''SS ''Lafayette''''' was a {{convert|454|ft|adj=on}} long [[Great Lakes]] [[bulk carrier]] that broke in two in the [[Mataafa Storm]] of 1905 near Encampment Island, [[Two Harbors, Minnesota]].<ref>{{cite web |
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|url=http://forgottenminnesota.com/2013/11/the-gales-of-november-the-lafayette/ |
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|title=The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck |
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|website=Forgotten Minnesota |
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|access-date=7 January 2018 |
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}}</ref> She was part of the "College Line" of ships; a group of five completely identical vessels named after the colleges attended by five of Pittsburgh Steamship's executives. The Lafayette's sister ships were: [[SS Harvard (1900)|''Harvard'']], {{SS|Cornell||2}}, {{SS|Princeton||2}} and the {{SS|Rensselaer||2}}. |
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''Lafayette'' was sailing with her barge ''Manilla'' which crashed into her when she ran ashore. The waves caused the ship to break in two, the stern stayed on the rocks, while the bow was pounded to pieces by the waters of [[Lake Superior]]. |
''Lafayette'' was sailing with her barge ''Manilla,'' which crashed into her when she ran ashore. The waves caused the ship to break in two, the stern stayed on the rocks, while the bow was pounded to pieces by the waters of [[Lake Superior]].<ref>{{cite web |
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|url=http://www.greatlakesvesselhistory.com/histories-by-name/l/lafayette/ |
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|title=Lafayette |
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|website=Great Lakes Vessel History |
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|access-date=7 January 2018 |
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}}</ref> One life was lost. The ship was declared a total loss (the cost of the ship was about $300,000).<ref>{{cite web |
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|url=http://greatlakes.bgsu.edu/vessel/view/003217 |
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|title=LAFAYETTE |
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|website=Bowling State Green University |
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|access-date=7 January 2018 |
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}}</ref> The stern of ''Lafayette'' was used in 1909 to build the steamer ''J.S. Ashley''. |
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==References== |
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[[Category:Shipwrecks of Lake Superior]] |
[[Category:Shipwrecks of Lake Superior]] |
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[[Category:Maritime incidents in 1905]] |
[[Category:Maritime incidents in 1905]] |
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[[Category:1900 ships]] |
[[Category:1900 ships]] |
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[[Category:Ships built in Lorain, Ohio]] |
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[[Category:Steamships of the United States]] |
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[[Category:Great Lakes freighters]] |
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[[Category:Shipwrecks of the Minnesota coast]] |
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[[Category:Wreck diving sites in the United States]] |
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[[Category:Ships sunk in storms]] |
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Latest revision as of 09:30, 3 May 2024
47°5′41.7″N 91°32′57.66″W / 47.094917°N 91.5493500°W
.jpg) Lafayette before she sank
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Lafayette |
| Operator | Pittsburgh Steamship Company |
| Builder | American Ship Building Company, Lorain, Ohio |
| Yard number | 301 |
| Completed | 1900 |
| In service | 1900 |
| Identification | US official number 141657 |
| Fate | Broke up in the 1905 Mataafa Storm on 28 November 1905 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | bulk carrier |
| Tonnage | 5,113 GRT, 3,827 NRT |
| Length | 454 ft (138 m) |
| Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
| Height | 28.48 ft (8.68 m) |
| Installed power | 2 x Scotch marine boilers |
| Propulsion | Triple expansion steam engine |
| Crew | 29 |
SS Lafayette was a 454-foot (138 m) long Great Lakes bulk carrier that broke in two in the Mataafa Storm of 1905 near Encampment Island, Two Harbors, Minnesota.[1] She was part of the "College Line" of ships; a group of five completely identical vessels named after the colleges attended by five of Pittsburgh Steamship's executives. The Lafayette's sister ships were: Harvard, Cornell, Princeton and the Rensselaer.
Lafayette was sailing with her barge Manilla, which crashed into her when she ran ashore. The waves caused the ship to break in two, the stern stayed on the rocks, while the bow was pounded to pieces by the waters of Lake Superior.[2] One life was lost. The ship was declared a total loss (the cost of the ship was about $300,000).[3] The stern of Lafayette was used in 1909 to build the steamer J.S. Ashley.
References
[edit]- ^ "The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck". Forgotten Minnesota. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ "Lafayette". Great Lakes Vessel History. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ "LAFAYETTE". Bowling State Green University. Retrieved 7 January 2018.