SS Meteor (1896)
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For other ships with the same name, see List of ships named Meteor.
SS Meteor is the sole surviving ship of the unconventional "whaleback" design.[2] The design, created by Scottish captain Alexander McDougall, enabled her to carry a maximum amount of cargo with a minimum of draft. Meteor was built in 1896 in Superior, Wisconsin, United States, and, with a number of modifications, sailed until 1969. She is now a museum ship in the city of her construction.
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SS Meteor, the only remaining intact "whaleback", Superior, Wisconsin | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | Frank Rockefeller (1896–1927) |
Cost | $181,573.38 |
Launched | 26 April 1896 |
In service | 1896-1969 |
Out of service | 1969 |
Renamed |
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Status | Museum ship |
General characteristics | |
Length | 380 ft (120 m) |
Beam | 45 ft (14 m) |
Depth | 26 ft (7.9 m) |
Meteor (Whaleback carrier) | |
Location | Superior, WI |
Coordinates | 46°43′23.42″N 92°3′46.57″W |
Built | 1896 |
Architect | American Steel Barge Company; McDougall, Alexander |
Architectural style | Whaleback Lake Freighter |
NRHP reference No. | 74000081[1]
100002377 (decrease) |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | 9 September 1974 |
Boundary decrease | 26 April 2018 |
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