SS William Edenborn

The SS William Edenborn was a 497-foot (151 m) long Great Lakes freighter that had a 62-year career on the Great Lakes. She was built by the West Bay City Shipbuilding Company of West Bay City, Michigan. She was originally built for the American Steamship Company, in 1900. At the time of her launch she was the largest vessel on the lakes, this is why she was given the title Queen of the Lakes. In 1901 she was sold to the Pittsburgh Steamship Company.[1]

The steamer William Edenborn underway
History
 United States
Name:
  • William Edenborn
Namesake: William Edenborn
Operator:
Port of registry:  United States
Builder: West Bay City Shipbuilding Company
Completed: 1900
In service: 1900
Out of service: 1962
Identification: U.S. Registry #81702
Fate: Sunk as a breakwater in Cleveland, Ohio along with the James J. Hill
Notes: The Edenborn is currently buried under 39 ft (12 m) of dredgings from the Cuyahoga river
General characteristics
Tonnage: 5,085 gross 4,431 net
Length: 497 ft (151 m)
Beam: 52 ft (16 m)
Height: 25.16 ft (7.67 m)
Installed power: 2 x Scotch marine boilers
Propulsion: Triple expansion steam engine
Notes: The Edenborn used to tow the barge Madeira

Mataafa Storm
The Edenborn aground after the Mataafa Storm

On 28, November 1905, Edenborn was towing the barge Madeira, when both vessels were caught in a fierce storm with winds that had a speed of up to 80km/hour. The captain of Edenborn feared the loss of his crew, and his ship and made the decision to cut Madeira loose. Shortly after this Madeira crashed into Split Rock. The first mate of Madeira went down with the ship. Two days later the tug Edna G rescued the stranded crew members of Madeira. On that same day Edenborn ran aground and broke in two near Split Rock.[2]

Final years of service

In 1952 Edenborn was transferred to U.S. Steel. She served until 1962 when she was decommissioned, stripped, and sunk as a breakwater at Cleveland, Ohio. She currently is buried under 39 feet of dredgings from the Cuyahoga River.

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See also

References
  1. "Edenborn, William". greatlakes.bsgu.edu.
  2. "SS William Edenborn(+1962)". Wrecksite.
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