SS Amasa Stone
45°19′05″N 85°17′32″W / 45.318140°N 85.292155°W
The steamer Amasa Stone possibly on her maiden voyage | |
| History | |
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| United States | |
| Name |
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| Namesake | Amasa Stone |
| Operator |
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| Port of registry | United States, Wilmington, Delaware |
| Builder | Detroit Shipbuilding Company, Wyandotte, Michigan |
| Yard number | 158 |
| Launched | 25 March 1905 |
| In service | 1905 |
| Identification | U.S. Registry |
| Fate | Sunk as a breakwater in Charlevoix, Michigan |
| Notes | Amasa Stone rescued 6 crew members from the capsized sandsucker George J. Whelan |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 545 ft (166 m) |
| Beam | 55 ft (17 m) |
| Depth | 31 ft (9.4 m) |
| Installed power | 2 x Scotch marine boilers |
| Propulsion | 1,800 hp (1,300 kW) triple expansion steam engine (1905–1952) 1,800 hp, 5-cylinder Skinner uniflow engine (1952–1965) |
| Capacity | 10,000 tons |
SS Amasa Stone was a 545-foot (166 m) Great Lakes freighter that was sunk as a breakwater in 1965, Charlevoix, Michigan. She was built for the Mesaba Steamship Company by the Detroit Shipbuilding Company of Wyandotte, Michigan. She was launched on March 25, 1905, as hull #158. She was powered by an 1,800-horsepower (1,300 kW) triple expansion steam engine and two scotch marine boilers.