MV Material Service

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Material Service.jpg
The Material Service prior to her sinking
History
 United States
NameMaterial Service
BuilderLeathem D. Smith Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company
Yard number253
Launched1929
In service1929
Out of serviceJuly 29, 1936
IdentificationU.S. Registry #228371
General characteristics
TypePowered barge
Tonnage
Length239.58 ft (73.02 m)[1]
Beam40 ft (12 m)[1]
Depth13.75 ft (4.19 m)[1]
MATERIAL SERVICE (shipwreck)
MV Material Service is located in Indiana
MV Material Service
LocationLake Michigan, northeast of Calumet Harbor
Nearest cityNorth Township, Lake County, Indiana
Coordinates41°44′20″N 87°30′14″W / 41.738833°N 87.503833°W / 41.738833; -87.503833Coordinates: 41°44′20″N 87°30′14″W / 41.738833°N 87.503833°W��� / 41.738833; -87.503833
Built1929
ArchitectLeathem D. Smith Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company
Architectural styleBarge
NRHP reference No.14000074 [2]
Added to NRHPMarch 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[]

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[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Material Service". Bowling Green State University. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  3. ^ "Screening Level Risk Assessment Package: Material Service" (PDF). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  4. ^ "MV Material Service (+1936)". Wrecksite. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  5. ^ "Material Service". Great Lakes Vessel Histories of Sterling Berry. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
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