▁of ▁. ▁She ▁was ▁r ated ▁at ▁, ▁and ▁her ▁engines ▁were ▁capable ▁of ▁producing ▁). ▁Like ▁most ▁steel ▁ships ▁on ▁the ▁Great ▁L akes , ▁her ▁h ull ▁was ▁made ▁of ▁large ▁steel ▁pl ates ▁riv et ed ▁to ▁steel ▁frames . ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁that ▁built ▁her ▁le ased ▁her ▁out ▁as ▁SS ▁Pennsylvania ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁months , ▁but ▁quickly ▁sold ▁her ▁to ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁Ste am ship ▁Company ▁( MS C ), ▁which ▁renamed ▁her ▁SS ▁M ata af a . ▁Her ▁first ▁season ▁with ▁the ▁M SC ▁was ▁not ▁without ▁difficulties ; ▁she ▁struck ▁a ▁rock ▁in ▁the ▁Stra its ▁of ▁Mack in ac ▁and ▁arrived ▁at ▁Chicago , ▁Illinois , ▁with ▁a ▁leak , ▁and ▁then ▁ran ▁a ground ▁above ▁the ▁So o ▁Lock s ▁on ▁her ▁way ▁back ▁to ▁Minnesota . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 1 , ▁she ▁became ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁Pitts burgh ▁Ste am ship ▁Division ▁of ▁U . S . ▁Ste el ▁when ▁the ▁division ▁was ▁formed . ▁Due ▁to ▁fog , ▁she ▁ran ▁a ground ▁again , ▁this ▁time ▁on ▁Kn ife ▁Island ▁Re ef ▁in ▁Lake ▁Super ior , ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 0 2 . ▁ ▁W reck ▁ ▁At ▁three - th irty ▁in ▁the ▁afternoon ▁of ▁November ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁she ▁was ▁on ▁her ▁way ▁out ▁of ▁D ul uth , ▁Minnesota , ▁loaded ▁with ▁iron ▁ore ▁and ▁to wing