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39: 24: 324:. The ship was laid down at the shipbuilder's yard on Detroit Street in Cleveland in early August 1890 and launched on 18 December 1890 (yard number 10). The freighter was not christened at the time of the launching and was known only as "Hull No. 10" until she was completed in spring of 1891. Large number of people was present at the launching, including local dignitaries such as John E. Schuck, John B. Cowle, judge James M. Coffinberry and his son 1319: 1280: 1241: 1202: 1165: 1126: 1087: 1048: 992: 953: 914: 875: 836: 797: 726: 684: 642: 603: 548:
molten steel, and widespread use of blowing air instead of oxygen additionally introduced nitrogen into steel. Presence of both of these elements reduced ductility of final product, resulting in material that was not able to withstand frequent compression, extension and torsion loads experienced by these type of vessels during their journeys.
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broke that record in September 1892 by bringing in over 3,255 tons of coal to Chicago for delivery to locations out west. The freighter continued moving various cargoes such as wheat, corn, coal and iron ore between different ports on Great Lakes through the end of her short career. In September 1892
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which helped to bring the cost of steel significantly down and made it comparable to that of iron. However, due to short duration of Bessemer process it allowed little time to adjust composition of the alloying elements in the steel. In particular, phosphorus could not be efficiently removed from
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departed on her last voyage on 26 October 1892 from Buffalo carrying 3,080 tons of coal bound for Milwaukee. The ship was under command of captain Leeds H. Weeks and had a crew of eighteen. The trip was initially uneventful and the freighter passed through the
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from the same general area. As more debris from the freighter came ashore on Manitou islands it became clear she foundered in the storm and there were no survivors. On November 18 it was reported that two dead bodies wearing
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and not wood or iron as was a common practice. Use of steel made it possible to build a larger vessel capable of carrying heavier loads than steamships operating on the lakes at the time.
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The vessel was designed specifically as a bulk carrier capable of carrying approximately 140,000 cubic feet of bulk cargo on each trip. The ship had two decks with
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under similar circumstances renewed criticism of using steel for ship construction. Steel production was revolutionized by introduction of the
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of wheat to Buffalo. Previously, it was also reported that she carried 114,982 bushels of corn from Chicago to Buffalo on one of her journeys.
1734: 297:. The ship was named after William H. Gilcher, one of the owners of the company. In October 1892 the freighter ran into a strong gale on 1724: 436:
where she embarked 3,150 tons of coal for delivery to South Chicago, the largest cargo of coal to be carried from Buffalo at the time.
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at about 20:00 on October 28. It appeared the steamer was unresponsive and no signs of life were observed. Captain Dennis of schooner
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200,000 with Cleveland Shipbuilding Co. to construct such vessel, largely identical to another ship being built by the shipyard,
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is the largest shipwreck on Lake Michigan whose location is not known, following the discovery of wreck of the car ferry SS
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was commissioned for service and departed Cleveland on 13 May 1891 on her maiden voyage carrying a cargo of coal bound for
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In early 1890 William H. Gilcher and Randall E. Schuck, noted lumber merchants from Sandusky and Joseph C. Gilchrist of
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observed large amount of wreckage including furniture and part of the bridge floating in the lake when passing off the
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During her short career, the freighter had several mishaps. In April 1892 it was reported that she went aground at
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located on top of her main deck, had her propulsion machinery located aft and had six main cargo holds. Both
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on the Canadian side of the river after her wheel chains parted. The vessel broke her wheel again in ice in
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reported observing a large steamer struggling against the wind in the storm around 20 miles northwest of
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knots (10.9 mph; 17.6 km/h). The steam for the engine was supplied by two single-ended
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she also set a record for amount of grain transported from Chicago as she brought in 113,885
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of approximately 3,000. The vessel had a steel hull and a single 1,200
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Following delivery and opening of navigation season on Great Lakes
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only a month later and had to be towed to Buffalo for repairs.
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were two of the first lake freighters to be constructed out of
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from the steamer. The bodies were later recovered by tug
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As built, the ship was 301.5 feet (91.9 m) long (
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Captain Buchanan of 1418: 507:picked up pieces of pilot house belonging to 8: 1425: 1411: 1403: 370:, with a depth of 21.1 feet (6.4 m). 16:Steam lake freighter sunk in Lake Michigan 1435:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1892 374:was originally assessed at 2,414.64  737: 735: 653: 651: 569: 289:for Gilchrist, Gilcher & Schuck of 695: 693: 18: 743:Merchant Vessels of the United States 35: 7: 472:around 14:30 on October 28 entering 14: 1317: 1278: 1239: 1200: 1163: 1124: 1085: 1046: 990: 951: 912: 873: 834: 795: 724: 682: 640: 601: 578:"Marine News Of The Great Lakes" 37: 22: 266:(10.9 mph; 17.6 km/h) 71:Gilchrist, Gilcher & Schuck 1337:Ghost Ships of the Great Lakes 1255:"Victims of the Gilcher Wreck" 1101:"The Last Seen Of The Gilcher" 858:. 21 September 1892. p. 7 819:. 29 September 1892. p. 6 366:) and 41.2 feet (12.6 m) 283:Cleveland Shipbuilding Company 1: 1263:. 18 November 1892. p. 1 1109:. 5 November 1892. p. 10 1031:. 2 November 1892. p. 13 1011:. 26 October 1892. p. 9. 667:. 20 December 1890. p. 2 516:life preserves were found on 392:triple expansion steam engine 1224:. 4 November 1892. p. 1 1185:. 2 November 1892. p. 3 1148:. 2 November 1892. p. 1 1070:. 2 November 1892. p. 1 1735:Shipwrecks of Lake Michigan 1302:. 4 January 1893. p. 4 928:"The W. 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Gilcher Aground" 212:301.5 ft (91.9 m) 1756: 1725:Maritime incidents in 1892 936:. 21 April 1892. p. 8 709:. 16 March 1891. p. 3 625:. 7 August 1890. p. 7 237:Cleveland Shipbuilding Co. 220:41.2 ft (12.6 m) 80:Cleveland Shipbuilding Co. 1730:Ships lost with all hands 1673: 1062:"Think It Is the Gilcher" 897:. 30 July 1892. p. 4 780:. 3 June 1891. p. 10 762:. 14 May 1891. p. 7. 586:. 24 June 1890. p. 6 228:21.1 ft (6.4 m) 166: 30: 21: 1715:Ships built in Cleveland 1294:"Victims of the Gilcher" 1106:The Brooklyn Daily Eagle 975:. 14 May 1892. p. 8 659:"Steel Steamer Launched" 154:US Official Number 81326 855:Buffalo Morning Express 759:Buffalo Morning Express 622:Buffalo Morning Express 305:Design and construction 167:General characteristics 1720:Great Lakes freighters 1341:Dodd, Mead and Company 1299:Democrat and Chronicle 1183:The Buffalo Commercial 778:The Buffalo Commercial 364:between perpendiculars 281:built in 1890–1891 by 1179:"The Gilcher Missing" 894:The Sandusky Register 706:The Sandusky Register 664:The Sandusky Register 558:Pere Marquette No. 18 414:Scotch marine boilers 162:Sank, 28 October 1892 1216:"The Lake Disasters" 1028:Buffalo Evening News 1005:"Vessel Movements". 617:"From Other Reports" 497:South Manitou Island 489:North Manitou Island 326:Henry D. Coffinberry 1388:. 16 September 2020 1355:"1892 W.H. GILCHER" 1343:. pp. x, xiii. 1140:"Reports Of Wrecks" 701:"City and Vicinity" 535:Quick loss of both 532:on 3 January 1893. 470:Straits of Mackinaw 420:Operational history 1492:Charles W. Wetmore 1359:Michigan Mysteries 972:Detroit Free Press 933:Detroit Free Press 850:"Commerce By Lake" 774:"Around The Lakes" 378:and 1,986.70  63:William H. Gilcher 1695: 1694: 1339:. New York City: 416:fitted for coal. 270: 269: 1747: 1688: 1681: 1665: 1659: 1653: 1647: 1641: 1635: 1629: 1622: 1603: 1597: 1591: 1585: 1579: 1573: 1567: 1561: 1555: 1549: 1543: 1537: 1531: 1525: 1519: 1516:J. 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Index


Cleveland Shipbuilding Co.
Cleveland
Sandusky
Bulk carrier
GRT
NRT
DWT
Cleveland Shipbuilding Co.
triple expansion
knots
lake freighter
Cleveland Shipbuilding Company
Cleveland
Sandusky
Great Lakes
Lake Michigan
Vermilion
SS Western Reserve
Henry D. Coffinberry
forecastle
spar deck
bridge
steel plate
between perpendiculars
abeam
GRT
NRT
deadweight
horsepower

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