whaleback

Kaylee (@kayleefabulous) is back this week to share a story from Duluth - the sinking of the whaleback Thomas Wilson after a collision with the George Hadley.

Kaylee's Duluth dive bar write-up: https://racketmn.com/best-dive-bars-duluth-mn

Sources:

Duluth Evening Herald, 29 Nov 1905.

Duluth Evening Herald, 7 Jun 1902.

Engman, Elmer. In the Belly of a Whale. Innerspace, 1988.

Stonehouse, Frederick. Haunted Lakes. Lake Superior Port Cities Inc., 1997.

Miller, Al. Tin Stackers: The History of the Pittsburgh Steamship Company. Wayne State University Press, 1999.

This week we discuss the history of one of the most unique  type of vessels in maritime history - the whaleback.

The focus of the episode is on the SS City of Everett, but to tell that story we have to also discuss Alexander McDougall and his dream of a new type of steamship, designed to be invulnerable to wind and wave.

*Originally released 6/23/21; edited and re-uploaded 3/5/22

Pacific Steel Barge Company and the whaleback City of Everett - this was the primary source in researching the episode. It's a good read if you have the time and have an interest in the business/finance side of things. This source dispels both the tall tale of Malaga's surrender to the Everett, and the alleged discovery of its wreckage in 2010.

- Ohio, Denise. "Pacific Steel Barge Company and the whaleback City of Everett." HistoryLink, 21 Jan 2021. Accessed 14 June 2021.

Information about the whaleback James B. Colgate was found via:
 
- Jackson, Matt. “Dangerous Waters.” Beaver, vol. 84, no. 3, June 2004, pp. 36–39.