| USLHT Dahlia | |
|---|---|
| Career |  |
| Name: | USLHT Dahlia |
| Namesake: | Dahlia |
| Builder: | Neafie & Levy |
| Launched: | 1874 |
| Fate: |
Sold into commercial service, 5 May 1909 Wrecked, 11 March 1912 |
| General characteristics [1][2] | |
| Type: | Lighthouse tender |
| Tonnage: |
623 long tons (633 t) gross 353 long tons (359 t) net |
| Length: | 129 ft 5 in (39.45 m) |
| Beam: | 25 ft (7.6 m) |
| Draft: | 10 ft 5 in (3.18 m) |
| Propulsion: | Steeple compound engine, 1 screw |
| Armament: | None |
The United States Lighthouse Tender Dahlia was a lighthouse tender serving on the Great Lakes.
The first Great Lakes tender to be specifically built for that purpose, she was built in 1874 by Neafie & Levy[1] and placed into commission at Detroit. The ship was refitted in 1881, and again in 1891.
On 5 May 1909 she was sold to E.W. Seymour, of Chicago, and rebuilt as passenger and freight carrier, and rechristened the Flora M. Hill on 12 May 1910,[1] under which name she served as a ferry between Chicago and Green Bay. The ship became stuck in heavy ice on 11 March 1912, while attempting to enter Chicago harbor; after her passengers were unloaded, she was allowed to sink to the bottom, where her remains were seen as a shipping hazard and dynamited.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary Collection". www.greatlakesships.org. http://www.greatlakesships.org/vesselview.aspx?id=41229. Retrieved 2009-11-09.
- ↑ "University of Detroit Mercy - Fr. Edward J. Dowling, S.J. Marine Historical Collection". www.dalnet.lib.mi.us. http://www.dalnet.lib.mi.us/gsdl/cgi-bin/library?e=d-000-00---0shipping--00-0-0-0prompt-10---4---Document---0-1l--1-ar-50---20-help---001-011-1-0gbk-0&a=d&c=shipping&cl=CL3.11.4&d=HASH012fcd0c3697fb68712704f8. Retrieved 2009-11-09.
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Coordinates: 41°54′28″N 87°35′6″W / 41.90778°N 87.585°W
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