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The '''''Sport''''' was a tugboat, built in 1873 and wrecked in 1920 in [[Lake Huron]]. The wreck site, designated '''20UH105''', was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1992.<ref name="nris"/> |
The '''''Sport''''' was a tugboat, built in 1873 and wrecked in 1920 in [[Lake Huron]], in the [[United States]]. The wreck site, designated '''20UH105''', was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1992.<ref name="nris"/> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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In 1873, lumber and steel entrepreneur [[Eber Brock Ward]] commissioned [[Frank E. Kirby]] to design this tug. The boat was built by the Wyandotte Iron Ship Building Works in [[Wyandotte, Michigan]]. The ''Sport'' was the first steel tug on the [[Great Lakes]],<ref name = "san"/> and the first vessel made of [[Bessemer steel]] in North America.<ref name = "osb">{{cite web | title = Gallery 3 | publisher = Old Ship Builder | url = http://oldshipbuilder.com/Gallery3.html| accessdate = November 27, 2017}}</ref> It was designed as a harbor tug, and first used around Wyandotte and the St. Clair River. By 1875, she was assigned to [[Ludington, Michigan]], |
In 1873, lumber and steel entrepreneur [[Eber Brock Ward]] commissioned [[Frank E. Kirby]] to design this tug. The boat was built by the Wyandotte Iron Ship Building Works in [[Wyandotte, Michigan]]. The ''Sport'' was the first steel tug on the [[Great Lakes]],<ref name = "san"/> and the first vessel made of [[Bessemer steel]] in North America.<ref name = "osb">{{cite web | title = Gallery 3 | publisher = Old Ship Builder | url = http://oldshipbuilder.com/Gallery3.html| accessdate = November 27, 2017}}</ref> It was designed as a harbor tug, and first used around Wyandotte and the St. Clair River. By 1875, she was assigned to [[Ludington, Michigan]], where Ward owned sawmills. The tug was rebuilt a number of times, and sold to a succession of owners who used it for towing, salvaging and aiding vessels in distress. <ref name = "osb"/> |
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In 1913, the ''Sport'' was sold a final time to Captain Robert Thompson of [[Port Huron, Michigan]].<ref name = "mm">{{citation | title = Traveling Through Time: A Guide to Michigan's Historical Markers | editor = Laura R. Ashlee | publisher = University of Michigan Press | year = 2005 | isbn = 9780472030668 | pages = 406, 407 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=Xd-mh9r0zEkC&pg=PA407}}</ref> Thompson used it as a fire tug in Port Huron, and for other harbor duties.<ref name = "osb"/> |
In 1913, the ''Sport'' was sold a final time to Captain Robert Thompson of [[Port Huron, Michigan]].<ref name = "mm">{{citation | title = Traveling Through Time: A Guide to Michigan's Historical Markers | editor = Laura R. Ashlee | publisher = University of Michigan Press | year = 2005 | isbn = 9780472030668 | pages = 406, 407 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=Xd-mh9r0zEkC&pg=PA407}}</ref> Thompson used it as a fire tug in Port Huron, and for other harbor duties.<ref name = "osb"/> |
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SPORT (tug) Shipwreck Site | |
 Sport, 1899 | |
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| Location | In Lake Huron, three miles east of Lexington, Michigan[2] |
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| Coordinates | 43°25′53″N 82°27′54″W / 43.43139°N 82.46500°W |
| Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
| Built | 1873 |
| Built by | Wyandotte Iron Ship Building Works |
| Architect | Frank E. Kirby |
| Architectural style | Steel-hulled tug |
| NRHP reference No. | 92001503[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 29, 1992 |
The Sport was a tugboat, built in 1873 and wrecked in 1920 in Lake Huron, in the United States. The wreck site, designated 20UH105, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]
History
[edit]In 1873, lumber and steel entrepreneur Eber Brock Ward commissioned Frank E. Kirby to design this tug. The boat was built by the Wyandotte Iron Ship Building Works in Wyandotte, Michigan. The Sport was the first steel tug on the Great Lakes,[3] and the first vessel made of Bessemer steel in North America.[4] It was designed as a harbor tug, and first used around Wyandotte and the St. Clair River. By 1875, she was assigned to Ludington, Michigan, where Ward owned sawmills. The tug was rebuilt a number of times, and sold to a succession of owners who used it for towing, salvaging and aiding vessels in distress. [4]
In 1913, the Sport was sold a final time to Captain Robert Thompson of Port Huron, Michigan.[5] Thompson used it as a fire tug in Port Huron, and for other harbor duties.[4]
On December 13, 1920, the Sport set out from Port Huron, bound for Harbor Beach. It encountered a heavy gale, and by 6:00 pm was taking on more water than could be pumped out. The seasick and exhausted firetender returned to his bunk, and the boat lost steam, killing the pumps. The crew abandoned ship at about 11:00 pm, and washed ashore near Lexington, still alive.[5]
The wreck of the Sport was discovered in 1987.[5] In 1992, the Sport became the first Michigan shipwreck with her own Michigan Historical Marker placed on her. The wreck is now part of the Sanilac Shores Underwater Preserve, and popular with divers.[3] The marker was damaged and removed in 2002.[5]
Description
[edit]The Sport was 57 feet long, with a beam of 14 feet, and a depth of 9 feet. It had a net tonnage of 23 tons and gross tonnage of 45 tons. The boat had an iron frame with a steel hull over it.[6]
The wreck is in 45 feet of water, with the hull resting upright, listing slightly to starboard. The upper sections of the tug project 20 feet off the bottom. The boat is intact, and a number of tools and relics are scattered around the site.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Location derived from "Sanilac Shores Underwater Preserve". Michigan Underwater Preserve Council. 2011. Retrieved November 27, 2017. The NRIS lists the site as "Address Restricted"
- ^ a b c "Sanilac Shores Underwater Preserve". Michigan Underwater Preserve Council. 2011. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Gallery 3". Old Ship Builder. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
- ^ a b c d Laura R. Ashlee, ed. (2005), Traveling Through Time: A Guide to Michigan's Historical Markers, University of Michigan Press, pp. 406, 407, ISBN 9780472030668
- ^ "SPORT (1873, Tug (Towboat))". Alpena County George M. Fletcher Library. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
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