SS Saskadoc
 Saskadoc when she was named William E. Reis
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name |
|
| Launched | 9 December 1899 |
| In service | 1900-1907,1913-1967 |
| Fate | Scrapped in 1967, in Santander, Spain |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 4,611 GRT |
| Length | 422.6 ft (128.8 m) |
| Beam | 50.2 ft (15.3 m) |
| Draught | 24.1 feet (7.3 m) |
| Propulsion | 160 shaft horsepower (120,000,000 mW) |
| Notes | Sunk after a collision, in 1907 |
SS Saskadoc was a lake freighter, built in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1900.[1][2][3][4] She was 422.6 feet (128.8 m) long, 50.2 feet (15.3 m) wide, with a draft of 24.1 feet (7.3 m). She measured 4,611 gross register tons (GRT), and her registered tonnage was 2,876. Her steam engines produced 160 shaft horsepower (120 kW).
She was originally named William E. Reis.[1][2][3] She sank in the Saint Clair River on November 1, 1907, after a collision with Monroe C. Smith. She was refloated, repaired, and sold to Interlake Steamship Company, in 1913, which renamed her Uranus.
In 1926 she was sold to Paterson Shipping, which operated her under the name Saskadoc until she was scrapped, in Santander, Spain, in 1967 along with Augustus B. Wolvin.[2][3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "The William E. Reis collision". Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ^ a b c "Saskadoc (Propeller), C116579, 1933". Maritime History of the Great Lakes. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ^ a b c
Skip Gillham. "Lookback #349 – William E. Reis sank via collision in the St. Clair River on Nov. 1, 1907". boatnerd. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
Following a sale to Spanish shipbreakers, Saskadoc was towed down the Seaway on Aug. 19, 1967, and headed overseas Sept. 2. The ship arrived at Santander, Spain, for scrapping, along with the Augustus B. Wolvin, on Sept. 24 under tow of the Polish tug Jantar.
- ^ "REIS, WILLIAM E.; 1900; Bulk Freighter" (PDF). Retrieved 2018-01-06.