- Schooner Barge
- 45ffw 15m
- 222ft Length
- Kelley’s Island, Lake Erie
- 41 32 40 82 38 30
History
The schooner JOHN J. BARLUM, with an official U.S. number of 76914, was built in 1890 and had a gross tonnage of 1,184 tons. Unfortunately, on September 18, 1922, the vessel foundered off Marblehead in Lake Erie and became a total loss. Despite the dire situation, all six individuals aboard the schooner managed to escape, and no lives were lost in the incident.
The BARLUM was launched on October 12, 1890, with an overall length of 228 feet. During its early years, it was towed by the steamer KITTIE M. FORBES. In January 1892, ownership of the schooner transferred to H. J. Webb & Co. of Cleveland, Ohio. In November 1891, the vessel suffered damage from heavy seas in Cleveland.
Richardson Transportation Co. assumed ownership of the BARLUM in February 1894, and it was towed by the steamer ROUMANIA until 1900. In November 1898, the schooner became disabled and underwent repairs in Duluth, Minnesota.
By April 1901, the Algoma Central Railway Co. in Sault St. Marie, Ontario, purchased the BARLUM (registered under the identification number C107490). It then changed hands once again and was owned by Pringle Barge Line Co. of Cleveland, Ohio, in 1911.
Tragically, on September 18, 1922, the JOHN J. BARLUM foundered near Marblehead, Ohio. The vessel sank approximately 3 5/8 miles, 32 degrees from the entrance to Sandusky in Lake Erie. In May 1923, the wreck was removed to a depth of 30 feet below the low water datum.
This information is sourced from the Toledo Shipbuilding Master List, provided by the Institute for Great Lakes Research in Perrysburg, Ohio.
