SS Charles W. Wetmore

43°23′N 124°20′W / 43.383°N 124.333°W / 43.383; -124.333

The Wetmore, downbound through the Weitzel lock, at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, en route to London, 1891
History
United States
Name	Charles W. Wetmore
Owner	American Steel Barge Company
Builder	American Steel Barge Company
Yard number	0112
Laid down	6 November 1890
Launched	23 May 1891
In service	1891
Homeport	Superior, Wisconsin through May 1892, then Everett, Washington
Fate	Wrecked 8 September 1892 off Coos Bay, Oregon
General characteristics
Tonnage	1,399 gross tons 1,075 net tons
Length	264 ft (80 m)
Beam	38 ft (12 m)
Draft	16 ft (4.8768 m)
Depth	24 ft (7 m)
Propulsion	700 hp steam engine
Capacity	3,000 gross tons
Crew	22
Notes	One of two whalebacks in ocean service; carried parts around Cape Horn to build the second one, City of Everett.

The SS Charles W. Wetmore was a whaleback freighter built in 1891 by Alexander McDougall's American Steel Barge Company shipyard in Superior, Wisconsin, USA. She was named in honor of Charles W. Wetmore, a business associate of Alexander McDougall, officer of the shipyard, and associate of the Rockefeller family.^[1]