Photo negative, the SS DAKOTA on ways at the Eastern Shipbuilding Company, Groton, c. 1903. The vessel was built as a passenger cargo ship for the Great Northern Steamship Company and launched from Groton in February 1904. It ran aground and sank off the coast of Japan on February 17, 1907. The Eastern Shipbuilding Co. was established in Groton in 1900 and was in operation until 1907. The site was later used by the New London Ship and Engine Co. and General Dynamics/Electric Boat Co.
Collection
Jim Streeter Collection
Acquisition
Accession
2026.037
Source or Donor
Mr. James L. Streeter
Acquisition Method
Donation
Made/Created
Date made
1903
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Negative
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Photograph
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
Search Terms
Eastern Shipbuilding Company, SS Dakota, Steamships
Provenance
Notes
Donated to the Groton Public Library by Jim Streeter, formerly belonged to Carol Kimball.
