The ''H.P. Bope'' was an American steel-hulled, propeller-driven

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built in 1907 by the Superior Shipbuilding Company of

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for service on the

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of North America. She was used to transport bulk cargoes such as

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and

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History

The ''H.P. Bope'' was launched on October 19, 1907, as hull

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519. She had a length of , a

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of and a depth of . She was powered by a

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and fueled by two coal-fired

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s. In 1913 the ''H.P. Bope'' was transferred to the Lackawanna Steamship Company of Cleveland, Ohio. Later that year the fleet was renamed

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. In 1916 the ''H.P. Bope'' was renamed ''E.A.S. Clarke''. The ''E.A.S. Clarke'' anchored off the

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in the

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on October 26, 1924, because of heavy fog. As she was swinging at anchor the steamer struck the ''E.A.S. Clarke'' near her aft deckhouse causing her to sink almost immediately. There were no deaths in this incident. In 1952 the ''E.A.S. Clarke'' had a new top tank and two new side tanks installed. She also had her cargo hatches rebuilt from 32 cargo hatches on centers to 16 hatches on centers. In 1953 she had new Foster-Wheeler water tube boilers installed. She went into layup in the winter of 1960. She remained in layup when she was transferred to the Pickands Mather Company.

''Kinsman Voyager''

In April 1970 the ''E.A.S. Clarke'' was sold to the Kinsman Marine Transit Company of Cleveland, Ohio and renamed ''Kinsman Voyager''. On September 30, 1972, the ''Kinsman Voyager'' was departing the Globe elevator in

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when she backed into a mud bank and severely damaged her rudder. She was laid up on May 26, 1973, in

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. In the Spring of 1974 the ''Kinsman Voyager'' was sold to the Marine Salvage Ltd. of

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. She arrived in Port Colborne on April 22, 1974, towed by the tug ''Salvage Monarch''. She was eventually sold to Lutgens & Reimers of Hamburg, Germany. On May 2, 1975, the ''Kinsman Voyager'' passed

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towed by the tugs ''Salvage Monarch'' and the ''Helen M. McAllister'' bound for

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. The ''Kinsman Voyager'' and the steamer ''James E. Ferris'' departed

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on June 7, 1975, towed by the Polish tug ''Jantar''. They arrived at Hamburg on July 4, 1975. The hulls of the ''Kinsman Voyager'' and the ''James E. Ferris'' were used as storage hulks. The ''Kinsman Voyager'' arrived in

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on June 26, 1978. She was later towed to

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, Spain on July 16, 1978. On August 29, 1978, she was towed to

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where she was scrapped by Recuperaciones Submarinas S.A.

References

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