Smith Moore (Propeller, 1880)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Cleveland, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Propeller
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: George Presley
Ownership Notes:: Moore, Smith, (1880-1887); Brown, H. H., (1880-1886); Pelton, F. W., (1880); Moore, J. W., (1880); Paunkurst, C., (1880); Corole, John B., (1880); Coffinberry, H. D., (1880);
Master(s):: Moore, Smith, (1880); White, R. H., (1885-1886);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

August 9, 1880: Port: Cleveland Number: 14 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 4-30-1885
April 30, 1885: Port: Cleveland Number: 32 of 1885
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-23-1886
April 23, 1886: Port: Cleveland Number: 79 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 12-21-1889; Next document: (Vessel Lost)

History

Classification:: a. Propeller, Smith Moore (1880-1889)
Nationality:: American (1880-1889)
Chronology:: 1. 7/13/1889, 1/2 miles east of Grand Island Lighthouse, Lake Superior, collision in a fog, (Propeller, James Pickands), sank,
(iron ore);

Notes

General notes:: She was valued at $80,000, in 1882; $75,000, in 1887;
Machinery: double condensing engine, 32"x16", built 1880, by Globe Iron Works, Cleveland, Ohio; Boiler, fire box, 18'x10'6", built 1880;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Cleveland, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Cleveland, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;
5. Naval Architectural Drawings: American Ship Building Co. & Predecessors, (1867-1920);

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