Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Mecosta (Propeller, 1888)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Mecosta
Year of Build:
1888
Major repairs:
1899;
Official Number:
91983
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
West Bay City, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Additional vessel types:
Steambarge
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
Frank W. Wheeler Shipbuilding Company
Ownership Notes:
Whitney, Jr., D. C., (1888-1899); Gilchrist Transportation Company, (1901-1916);
Master(s):
Williams, W. H., (1888); Leonard, J., (1891-1896); Gilchrist, J. C., (1901);
Power
Number of Masts:
3 (1888)*
Hull Dimensions
1888
Length: 281.7' Width/Beam: 40.6' Depth: 20'
Tonnage
1888
Gross: 1,776.27 Net: 1,418.32
Enrollments/Registration
April 20, 1888
   Port: Detroit Number: 75 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 4-17-1891
April 17, 1891
   Port: Detroit Number: 57 of 1891
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 3-19-1896
March 19, 1996
   Port: Detroit Number: 72 of 1996
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Masts Changed from 3 to 2
Next document: Sandusky 6-7-1901
March 19, 1896
   Port: Sandusky Number: 29 of 1896
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-16-1903
April 16, 1903
   Port: Cleveland Number: 117 of 1903
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 1-25-1909
January 25, 1909
   Port: Cleveland Number: 40 of 1909
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Officers Changed**
Next document: Cleveland 1-22-1913
January 22, 1913
   Port: Cleveland
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Officers Changed
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, Mecosta (1888-1922);;
b. Propeller (Barge), Mecosta (1922-1922);
Nationality:
American (1888-1922)
Chronology:

1. 10/22/1922, 6 miles northwest of Rocky River, Ohio, Lake Erie, sank;

Notes
General notes:
*She had 2 masts in 1896);
**Not on abstract;
Crew needed was 17 people;
(1890)- Iron Boiler House and Steam Pump Well
(1898)- Bottom Recalked
(1899)- Repairs to Deck
(1900)- New Deck
She was valued at $115,000, in 1890; $100,000, in 1894; $70,000, in 1899; $60,000, in 1903;
She was reduced to a barge in 1922;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Sandusky, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Sandusky, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;
5. Naval Architectural Drawings: American Ship Building Co. & Predecessors, (1867-1920);
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:
75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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