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'''''Lafayette''''' was a {{convert|454|ft|m|sing=on}} long [[Great Lakes]] bulk freighter that broke in two in the [[Mataafa Storm]] of 1905 near Encampment Island, [[Two Harbors, Minnesota]].<ref >{{cite web
'''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
|url=http://forgottenminnesota.com/2013/11/the-gales-of-november-the-lafayette/
|url=http://forgottenminnesota.com/2013/11/the-gales-of-november-the-lafayette/
|title=The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
|title=The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
|website=Forgotten Minnesota
|website=Forgotten Minnesota
|access-date=7 January 2018
|access-date=7 January 2018
}}</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}}.
}}</ref>


''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
''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
|url=http://www.greatlakesvesselhistory.com/histories-by-name/l/lafayette/
|url=http://www.greatlakesvesselhistory.com/histories-by-name/l/lafayette/
|title=LAFAYETTE
|title=Lafayette
|website=Great Lakes Vessel History
|website=Great Lakes Vessel History
|acces-date=8 January 2018
|access-date=7 January 2018
}}</ref> Only one life was lost. The ship was declared a total loss (the cost of the ship was about $300,000).<ref >{{cite web
}}</ref> One life was lost. The ship was declared a total loss (the cost of the ship was about $300,000).<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://greatlakes.bgsu.edu/vessel/view/003217
|url=http://greatlakes.bgsu.edu/vessel/view/003217
|title=Lafayette
|title=LAFAYETTE
|website=Bowling State Green University
|website=Bowling State Green University
|access-date=7 January 2018
|access-date=7 January 2018
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[[Category:Shipwrecks of Lake Superior]]
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[[Category:Maritime incidents in 1905]]
[[Category:Maritime incidents in 1905]]
[[Category:1900 ships]]
[[Category:1900 ships]]
[[Category:Ships built in Lorain, Ohio]]
[[Category:Steamships of the United States]]
[[Category:Great Lakes freighters]]
[[Category:Shipwrecks of the Minnesota coast]]
[[Category:Wreck diving sites in the United States]]
[[Category:Ships sunk in storms]]

Latest revision as of 09:30, 3 May 2024

For other ships with the same name, see SS Mexique.

47°5′41.7″N 91°32′57.66″W / 47.094917°N 91.5493500°W / 47.094917; -91.5493500

Lafayette before she sank
History
United States
NameLafayette
OperatorPittsburgh Steamship Company
BuilderAmerican Ship Building Company, Lorain, Ohio
Yard number301
Completed1900
In service1900
IdentificationUS official number 141657
FateBroke up in the 1905 Mataafa Storm on 28 November 1905
General characteristics
Typebulk carrier
Tonnage5,113 GRT, 3,827 NRT
Length454 ft (138 m)
Beam50 ft (15 m)
Height28.48 ft (8.68 m)
Installed power2 x Scotch marine boilers
PropulsionTriple expansion steam engine
Crew29

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

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  1. ^ "The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck". Forgotten Minnesota. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Lafayette". Great Lakes Vessel History. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  3. ^ "LAFAYETTE". Bowling State Green University. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
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