PUEBLO C133822

Propeller
98ffw
236f Length
Wolfe Island Graveyard
N44 06 856 W76 33 708

PUEBLO, also known by the names RICHARD W. and PALMBAY, was a bulk freighter with a rich history. It was built in 1891 at Milwaukee Shipyard Company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This wooden vessel had two decks and one stack, and it was originally owned by R.P. Fitzgerald & Company, operating under the Green Line.

Powered by a screw propulsion system, the PUEBLO had a for-and-aft compound engine with two cylinders and a single boiler. The engine, built by King Iron Works in Buffalo, New York, had dimensions of 23 + 46 x 42″ and produced 500 horsepower at 84 rpm. The ship was equipped with a 10’6″ x 15′ firebox boiler, generating steam at 110 pounds, manufactured by Davis Brothers in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

In terms of its hull dimensions, the PUEBLO measured 225.7 feet in length, 36.6 feet in beam, and had a depth of 19.4 feet. It had a gross tonnage of 1349 and a net tonnage of 1054.

The ship met its final fate on January 16, 1926, when it burned at Kingston, Ontario, on Lake Ontario. Following the incident, the hull was removed and scuttled in 1937.

Throughout its years of service, the PUEBLO went through various ownership changes and underwent several modifications. It was launched on March 21, 1891, as a duplicate of another vessel named DENVER. It initially operated under Merrill & Company, running between Lake Michigan, Oswego, and Ogdensburg, New York. In 1892, it came under the ownership of John B. Merrill and others in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Ownership changed hands multiple times over the years, with W.E. Fitzgerald and Frank W. Smith among the owners. In 1913, it was acquired by Canada Cement Transport, Limited, and underwent rebuilding, resulting in a shorter length of 7 feet and a gross tonnage of 1943.

By 1916, the vessel was owned by Canada Import Company, Limited, based in Montreal, Quebec, and it was renamed RICHARD W. In October 1917, it ran aground near Kingston, Ontario, but was later salvaged. In 1919, ownership transferred to Webster Steamship Company in Montreal.

In 1923, the ship came under the ownership of Bay Line, Limited, also known as Tree Line Navigation Company, Limited, and was renamed PALMBAY. It was eventually laid up in Portsmouth Bay, Kingston, and on January 16, 1926, the vessel caught fire while idle.

The PUEBLO was also listed in the registry books of the Dominion of Canada as RICHARD W. with the official Canadian number 133822. It had a home port in Montreal and was owned by Richard W. Ltd. The ship measured 236.1 feet in length, 36.3 feet in beam, and had a depth of 6.9 feet. Its engine had 13 horsepower.

Additionally, the PUEBLO was documented in the U.S. Merchant Vessel List of 1902, with a gross tonnage of 1349 and net tonnage of 1054. Its home port was Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and the vessel had a crew of 16.

Overall, the PUEBLO had a long and eventful career, changing hands and names while traversing the Great Lakes before meeting its unfortunate end through fire.