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SS Senator
SS ''Senator'' was a steel-hulled Great Lakes freighter that sank on Lake Michigan with the loss of nine lives and 268 Nash automobiles, on Halloween of 1929 after she was rammed in heavy fog by the bulk carrier ''Marquette''. She lies in of water 16 miles northeast of Port Washington, Wisconsin. On April 12, 2016 her wreck was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. History ''Senator'' (Official number 116725) was built in 1896 by the Detroit Dry Dock Company of Wyandotte, Michigan. Her hull had an overall length of , and she was between her perpendiculars, her beam was wide and her cargo hold was deep. She had a gross register tonnage of 4048.75 tons and a net tonnage of 3178.66 tons. She was powered by a triple expansion steam engine which was fueled by two coal-burning Scotch marine boilers. ''Senator'' was launched on June 20, 1896 as hull number #122. She entered service on July 25, 1896. ''Senator'' was used to carry bulk cargoes such as iron ore, co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholson Universal Steamship Company
Nicholson may refer to: People *Nicholson (name), a surname, and a list of people with the name Places Australia * Nicholson, Victoria * Nicholson, Queensland * Nicholson County, New South Wales * Nicholson River (other) * Nicholson Road, Perth * Nicholson Street, Melbourne Hong Kong * Mount Nicholson, Hong Kong Island New Zealand * Port Nicholson, former name of Wellington Harbour, New Zealand United States * Nicholson, Georgia * Nicholson Island (Pennsylvania) * Nicholson, Mississippi * Nicholson, Pennsylvania * Nicholson, Wisconsin * Nicholson Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania * Nicholson Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania * Dr. Malcolm Nicholson Farmhouse, a historic farmhouse in Havana, Florida Craters *Nicholson crater, in Canada *Nicholson (lunar crater) *Nicholson (Martian crater) Other uses * Crest Nicholson, British housebuilding company * ''Fanny Nicholson'', Australian sailing ship that sank in 1874 * Nicholson's, a brewery in Maidenhead from 1840 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
