MV Material Service
 The Material Service prior to her sinking
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Material Service |
| Builder | Leathem D. Smith Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company |
| Yard number | 253 |
| Launched | 1929 |
| In service | 1929 |
| Out of service | July 29, 1936 |
| Identification | U.S. Official number 228371 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Powered barge |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 239.58 ft (73.02 m)[1] |
| Beam | 40 ft (12 m)[1] |
| Depth | 13.75 ft (4.19 m)[1] |
MATERIAL SERVICE (shipwreck) | |
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| Location | Lake Michigan, northeast of Calumet Harbor |
| Nearest city | North Township, Lake County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 41°44′20″N 87°30′14″W / 41.738833°N 87.503833°W |
| Built | 1929 |
| Architect | Leathem D. Smith Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company |
| Architectural style | Barge |
| NRHP reference No. | 14000074 [2] |
| Added to NRHP | March 25, 2014 |
The MV Material Service was a steel-hulled American self-unloading, diesel-powered workbarge that sank with the loss of fifteen lives on Lake Michigan[1] off the coast of North Township, Lake County, Indiana. On March 25, 2014 the wreck of the Material Service was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
History[edit]
The Material Service (Official number 228371) was built as hull number #253 in 1929, in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin by the Leathem D. Smith Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company, for the Leatham Smith-Putnam Navigation Company of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, and she was on a ten-year lease to the Material Service Corporation of Chicago, Illinois.[3] Her steel hull was 239.58 feet (73.02 m) long, her beam was 40 feet (12 m) wide, and her hull was 13.75 feet (4.19 m) deep. She had a gross register tonnage of 1,077 tons, and a net register tonnage of 736 tons.[1] She was driven by two propellers that were powered by two 350-horsepower (260 kW) diesel engines.[4]
She was built to carry sand from Lake Michigan to docks located in the Chicago River. Her shallow hull, and her lowerable A-frame were designed to permit passage under low bridges.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g "Material Service". Bowling Green State University. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Screening Level Risk Assessment Package: Material Service" (PDF). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
- ^ "MV Material Service (+1936)". Wrecksite. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
- ^ "Material Service". Great Lakes Vessel Histories of Sterling Berry. Retrieved January 27, 2019.