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Douglass Houghton (1964/09)
  IMO: 5093349  
Details/Construction
Builder:Globe Iron WorksLocation:Cleveland, Ohio, USAHull #:78
Keel Layed:Launched:1899/06/03Commissioned:1899/07
Propulsion
As builtType:1 Quadruple expansion engineOutput:10 Knots
Manufacturer:
 
Dimensions
As builtLength (oa):141.3 m (463.6 ft)Gross Tonnage:5332
Length (lbp):Net Tonnage:4034
Beam:15.24 m (50.0 ft)Dead Weight:
Depth:7.38 m (24.2 ft)Displacement:
Draft: 
Owner HistoryFleet History
OwnerManagerFromUntil
FleetFromUntil
Bessemer Steamship Company - Cleveland, Ohio1901/03
Pittsburgh Steamship Company - Duluth, Minnesota1948/081951/07
Upper Lakes & St. Lawrence Transportation Company - Toronto, Ontario1959
Upper Lakes Shipping Ltd. (ULS) - Toronto, Ontario1967/052011
Name HistoryRegistration History
NameUntil
Douglass Houghton
NumberPortCall SignMMSIFromUntil
Can 174976
Description
Sunk on September 5, 1899 in a collision with her towed barge John Fritz in the Middle Neebish Channel, St. Marys River. She lost steering and grounded and the barge ran into her. The river was closed to shipping for a week after the accident. The vessel was raised, repaired and returned to service.
Disposition
Description/LocationSunk as a breakwall at Ontario Place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1969.
Arrival at YardBeached:Work Began:
LostDate:

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