Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Sparta (Propeller, 1874)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Sparta
Also known as:
David W. Mills
Year of Build:
1874
Rebuilt:
1. 1886, Cleveland, Ohio;
2. 1907, Port Huron, Michigan;
Official Number:
115242
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Cleveland, Ohio
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
Thomas Quayle and Sons
Ownership Notes:
Cleveland Transportation Line, (1874-1888); Hana, M., (1874); Hanna, B .J., (1875-1879); Chapin, G. W., (1881);; Wrich, W. F., (1883); Bartlett, W. R., (1884-1886); Saunders, A. C., (1889-1890); Mills, N., (1893-1895); Mills Transportation Company, (1897-1898); Port Huron Navigation Company, (1901-1916);
Master(s):
McKay, George, (1874-1883); Moore, W. E., (1883); Jones, B. H., (1884); Cummings, W., (1886); Dunn, John, (1889); Bartholemen, (1890); Neal, A., (1893); Johnson, Alex, (1895-1901); Peterson, P. P.,, (1919);
Power
Number of Masts:
3 (1874)
Hull Dimensions
1874
Length: 202' Width/Beam: 34' Depth: 18'
1886
Length: 202.3' Width/Beam: 34' Depth: 17.5'
1907
Length: 202' Width/Beam: 34' Depth: 13.2'
Tonnage
1874
Gross: 1,017.18 Net: 741.33
1886
Gross: 1017.19 Net: 819.77
1907
Gross: 925 Net: 654
Enrollments/Registration
May 8, 1874
   Port: Cleveland Number: 89 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 5-14-1875
May 14, 1875
   Port: Cleveland Number: 68 of 1875
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Error in Enrollment
Next document: Milwaukee 4-28-1879
April 28, 1879
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 3 of 1879
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-26-1879
May 26, 1879
   Port: Cleveland Number: 84 of 1879
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Trade Changed
Next document: Cleveland 4-28-1881
April 28, 1881
   Port: Cleveland Number: 63 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Officers Changed
Next document: Cleveland 4-28-1883
April 28, 1883
   Port: Cleveland Number: 48 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Officers Changed
Next document: Cleveland 4-18-1884
April 18, 1884
   Port: Cleveland Number: 54 of 1884
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Officers Changed
Next document: Cleveland 3-24-1886
March 24, 1886
   Port: Cleveland Number: 22 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Tonnage Changed and Rebuilt
Next document: Cleveland 3-11-1889
March 11, 1889
   Port: Cleveland Number: 36 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 3-20-1890
March 20, 1890
   Port: Cleveland Number: 38 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rig Changed
Next document: Port Huron 4-21-1893
April 21, 1893
   Port: Port Huron Number: 130 of 1893
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 6-7-1895
June 7, 1895
   Port: Port Huron Number: 100 of 1895
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 6-26-1901
June 26, 1901
   Port: Port Huron Number: 83 of 1901
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 5-24-1907
May 24, 1907
   Port: Port Huron Number: 42 of 1907
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Tonnage Changed and Rebuilt
Next document: Port Huron 7-19-1907
July 19, 1907
   Port: Port Huron Number: 2 of 1907
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Name Changed
Next document: Buffalo 5-6-1918
May 6, 1918
   Port: Buffalo
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Enrollment form Issued
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, Sparta (1874-1907);
b. Propeller, David W. Mills (1907-1919)
Nationality:
American (1874-1919)
Chronology:
1. 8/28/1904, Toledo, caught fire and burned, rebuilt;
2. 8/11/1919, Ford Shoal, near Oswego, Lake Ontario, ashore and hull broke up on 10/00/1919;
Notes
General notes:
New Deck (1897);
Bottom calked, (1897), (1884);
Iron boiler house, (1889);
Refastened, (1886);
1890, number of masts changed from 3 to 2;
She was valued at $65,000, in 1876; $54,000, in 1884; $40,000, in 1893; $32,500, in 1898;
Machinery: #1, high pressure non condensing engine, built 1874 (fitted 1907), by Globe Iron Works, Cleveland, Ohio; Cylinder: 32" x 36"; #2, steeple compound engine, built 1872, by Detroit Dry Dock Engine Works, Detroit, Michigan; Cylinder: 18" diameter x 40" stroke; The engine came from the Propeller, Argonaut; Boiler, fire box, 11'x16', built by A. H. Schofield, at Port Huron, Michigan;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Cleveland, Ohio; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Cleveland, Ohio; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Port Huron, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes; ]
4. Vessel Register: (1876-1898);
5. Wright's Master Sheet;
Contact
Contact
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https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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