- Propeller
- 50ffw
- 280ft Length
- North Bay Village OH, Lake Erie
- 41 31.850 81 53.001
The MECOSTA was a bulk propeller ship that was built on March 10, 1888. It was constructed as a wooden vessel and had the official U.S. number 91983. The MECOSTA had a gross tonnage of 1776 tons and a net tonnage of 1418 tons. Its dimensions were 281.7 feet in length, 40.6 feet in beam, and 20 feet in depth.
Initially, the MECOSTA was used in the Duluth ore and grain trade upon its launch. On April 20, 1888, it was enrolled in Detroit. Over the years, the ownership of the vessel changed hands. In 1890, it was owned by the Whitney Transportation Company based in Hamtramck, Michigan. It towed the ASHLAND in 1894 and underwent a conversion to a screw steamer with two masts on March 19, 1896.
The MECOSTA experienced a collision with the steamer OLYMPIA in Port Huron, Michigan, on May 13, 1898. Ownership transferred to the Gilchrist Transportation Company in Vermillion, Ohio, on June 7, 1901. It was then owned by the General Transit Company in Mentor, Ohio, on March 1, 1916.
On October 29, 1922, the MECOSTA foundered near Cleveland, Ohio, in Lake Erie. The ship was reduced to a barge in 1922, with its engine and boiler removed in Lorain, Ohio. Although the vessel was a total loss, there were no reported fatalities among the four individuals on board.
The sinking of the MECOSTA was reported as a loss of an American vessel in 1923.
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