PS Lotta Bernard
Lotta Bernard before she sank
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Name | Lotta Bernard |
Owner |
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Operator | Northern Transportation Company (1869 – 1870) |
Port of registry | Superior, Wisconsin |
Builder | Lewis M. Jackson of Port Clinton, Ohio |
Launched | September 9, 1869 |
Completed | 1869 |
In service | 1869 |
Out of service | October 29, 1874 |
Identification | US official number 15635 |
Fate | Sank on Lake Superior |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Steam barge |
Tonnage | 147 GRT |
Length | 125 ft (38 m) |
Beam | 24 ft (7.3 m) |
Depth | 6.50 ft (1.98 m) |
Installed power | 1 × firebox boiler |
Propulsion | 160 |
PS Lotta Bernard was a wooden-hulled
On October 29, 1874, Lotta Bernard left what is now
History
Construction
Lotta Bernard (US official number 15635) was built in 1869 by Lewis M. Jackson of Port Clinton, Ohio.[1] The master carpenter during her construction was Josh B. Davis. She was launched on September 9, 1869, and after her launch, she was fitted out in Sandusky, Ohio.[2][3] Her wooden hull was 125 feet (38 m) (one source states 117 feet, 36 m) long, 24 feet (7.3 m) wide and 6.50 feet (1.98 m) deep.[1] She measured 147 gross register tons (grt),[2][4] and 190 tons OM.[5]
She was equipped with a 160-
Service history
Lotta Bernard was built for S. W. Dorsey of Sandusky, and was named after his business partner's daughter and his own son.
In 1871 she was sold to John D. Howard of Superior, Wisconsin, and she was officially registered in Superior.[2][4] Lotta Bernard carried silver from Silver Islet in May 1871.[7] On November 17, 1871 Lotta Bernard was torn from a dock in Grand Marais, Minnesota and was blown ashore, sustaining damage to her hull, rudder, paddlewheels and her boiler. She was eventually refloated and taken to Duluth for repairs.[2]
On November 28, 1872 while carrying a cargo of flour, feed and grain, Lotta Bernard broke her rudder chains in a snowstorm and beached near Ontonagon, Michigan. She was released for repairs in April/May 1873.[2][8][9]
Final voyage
On October 29, 1874 Lotta Bernard left what is now
Although Lotta Bernard was valued at $20,000, she was only insured for $10,000.[4][10] After she sank, the Detroit Free Press described Lotta Bernard as "altogether unfit for the traffic she was employed in".[11]
Lotta Bernard wreck
The Great Lakes Shipwreck Preservation Society planned to search for her from June 27–28, 2020, and if she was not found, again from September 12–13. Both of the expeditions were cancelled in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.[12]
Citations
- ^ a b Bowling Green State University (2020).
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library (2020).
- ^ a b c Daniel (2008), p. 81.
- ^ a b c d Maritime History of the Great Lakes (1) (1874).
- ^ a b Swayze (2001).
- ^ Maritime History of the Great Lakes (1869).
- ^ The Daily British Whig (1871).
- ^ a b Zenith City Press (2020).
- ^ Maritime History of the Great Lakes (1872).
- ^ a b c d e Daniel (2008), p. 82.
- ^ Maritime History of the Great Lakes (2) (1874).
- ^ Great Lakes Shipwreck Preservation Society (2020).
References
- Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library (2020). "Bernard, Lotta (1869, Steambarge)". Alpena, Michigan: Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- Bowling Green State University (2020). "Lotta Bernard". Bowling Green, Ohio: Bowling Green State University. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
- Daniel, Stephen B. (2008). Shipwrecks Along Lake Superior's North Shore: A Diver's Guide. Saint Paul, Minnesota: ISBN 978-0-873516-18-1.
- Great Lakes Shipwreck Preservation Society (2020). "2020 Projects / Programs Schedule". Great Lakes Shipwreck Preservation Society. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
- Maritime History of the Great Lakes (1869). "Bernard Lotta (Steamboat), U15635, 11 Nov 1869". Ontario, Canada: Maritime History of the Great Lakes. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- Maritime History of the Great Lakes (1872). "Lotta Bernard (Steamboat), U15635, aground, 1872". Ontario, Canada: Maritime History of the Great Lakes. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- Maritime History of the Great Lakes (1) (1874). "Lotta Bernard (Steamboat), U15635, sunk, 30 Oct 1874". Ontario, Canada: Maritime History of the Great Lakes. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - Maritime History of the Great Lakes (2) (1874). "Lotta Bernard (Steamboat), U15635, 5 Nov 1874". Ontario, Canada: Maritime History of the Great Lakes. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - Swayze, David (2001). "Great Lakes Shipwrecks – B". Port Huron, Michigan: Boatnerd. Archived from the original on June 15, 2002. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- The Daily British Whig (1871). "The Daily British Whig (Kingston, ON), 23 May 1871". Kingston, Ontario: The Daily British Whig. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- Zenith City Press (2020). "October 29, 1874: The sidewheeler Lotta Bernard wrecks on Lake Superior". Duluth, Minnesota: Zenith City Press. Retrieved May 7, 2020.