Governor Smith (Propeller, 1889)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Detroit, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Propeller
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Detroit Dry Dock Company
Ownership Notes:: Hasbrouck, S., (1889-1890); Central U. Line, (1890); Ogdensburg Transportation Company, (1891-1899); Rutland Transit Company, (1900-1903);
Master(s):: Shay, W. S., (1889-1900);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

September 17, 1889: Port: Detroit Number: 24 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Ogdensburg 4-22-1890
April 22, 1890: Port: Ogdensburg Number: 8 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed District
Next document: Ogdensburg 4-16-1900
April 16, 1900: Port: Ogdensburg Number: 5 of 1900
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Ogdensburg 3-31-1907; Next document: (Vessel Lost)

History

Classification:: a. Propeller, Governor Smith (1889-1906)
Nationality:: American (1889-1907)
Chronology:: 1. 8/19/1906, Point Aux Barques, Lake Huron, collision in a fog, (Propeller, Uranus), sank, (package freight and grain);

Notes

General notes:: Repairs: (1890), iron boiler house added; (1897), top side repaired; (1899) general repairs; 1902, new spar added and top deck repaired;
She was valued at $125,000, in 1890; $90,000, in 1898; $65,000, in 1903;
Machinery: fore & aft compound engine, 28-56x42, built 1889, Dry Dock Engine Works, Detroit, Michigan; Boiler, (2) scotch 12'x11, built 1889, by Dry Dock Engine Works, Detroit, Michigan;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan; Ogdensburg, New York;
2. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan; Ogdensburg, New York;
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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