Edward D. Kean (Barge, 1869)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Edward D. Kean
Also known as:: Little Wissahickon
Year of Build:: 1869
Major repairs:: 1888;
Official Number:: 36351

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Marine City, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Barge
Additional vessel types:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head (1869)
Builder Name:: Dan Rogers
Ownership Notes:: Kean, D., (1869-1871); Kean, P. E., (1872-1878); Craig, M. L., (1877); Pease, E. S., (1880); Hubble, H. L., (1882-1885); Browne, M. G., (1883-1888); Carr, W. F., (1891); Bower, M. G., (1891); McKay, George, (1893-1896); Mckay, Mary,. A., (1894);
Master(s):: Kean, D., (1869); Craig, M., (1872-1877); Kean, P., (1874-1878); Pease, E. S., (1880); Robinson, A., (1882); Nelson, J., (1883); Brown, M. S., (1885); Bennett, J. S., (1888); Watson, Fred, (1891); McKay, George, (1893-1895);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1869)*

Hull Dimensions

1869: Length: 146.4' Width/Beam: 29.4' Depth: 12'

Tonnage

1869: Gross: 376.53 Net: 357.70

Enrollments/Registration

August 3, 1869: Port: Port Huron Number: 86 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 9-8-1871
September 8, 1871: Port: Cleveland Number: 2 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-29-1872
April 29, 1872: Port: Port Huron Number: 94 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 6-22-1874
June 22, 1874: Port: Port Huron Number: 126 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 5-19-1877
May 19, 1877: Port: Port Huron Number: 57 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 6-27-1878
June 27, 1878: Port: Port Huron Number: 88 of 1878
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 3-22-1880
March 22, 1880: Port: Port Huron Number: 76 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-8-1882
April 8, 1882: Port: Cleveland Number: 47 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-16-1882
May 16, 1882: Port: Cleveland Number: 60 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Name Changed
Next document: Cleveland 4-28-1883
April 28, 1883: Port: Cleveland Number: 46 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-27-1885
April 27, 1885: Port: Cleveland Number: 30 of 1885
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rig Changed
Next document: Cleveland 4-18-1888
April 18, 1888: Port: Cleveland Number: 84 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-28-1891
April 28, 1891: Port: Cleveland Number: 98 of 1891
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 3-6-1893
March 6, 1893: Port: Port Huron Number: 66 of 1893
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 9-4-1894
September 4, 1894: Port: Port Huron Number: 19 of 1894
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 1-21-1895
January 21, 1895: Port: Port Huron Number: 37 of 1895
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 11-12-1896; Next document: (Vessel Lost)

History

Classification:: a. Barge, Edward D. Kean (1869-1882);
b. Barge, Little Wissahickon (1882-1885);
c. Schooner, Little Wissahickon (1885-1896)
Nationality:: American (1869-1896)
Chronology:: 1. 5/21/1883, ashore and released;
2. 7/9/1896, Rondeau, Lake Erie, sprang a leak and sank, (coal), (3 lives were lost);
3. 11/10/1896, Canadian Cruiser, Petrel, removed her masts as an obstruction to navigation;**

Notes

General notes:: *None (1882);
**They must have broken off the masts, as they were still in place when I dove her in 1988;
1871, she was valued at $14,000; 1882, she was valued at $4,000; 1896, she was valued at $3,000;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Cleveland, Ohio; Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Cleveland, Ohio; Port Huron, Michigan;
3. Vessel Register: 1871, 1873, 1876, 1878, 1879, 1882, 1884, 1885, 1887, 1888, 1890, 1891, 1893, 1894, 1896;
4. John Poole's notes;
5. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1886-1897);
6. Wright's Master Sheet;

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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