Yukon (Schooner, 1893)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: West Bay City, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: Frank W. Wheeler
Ownership Notes:: Wilson Transit Company, (1893-1901); Wilson, Thomas, (1895-1900); Gilcrist Transportation Company, (1901-1905);
Master(s):: Wilson, Thomas, (1893); Bangs, Louis, (1905);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

August 9, 1893: Port: Cleveland Number: 15 of 1893
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 3-27-1900
March 27, 1900: Port: Cleveland Number: 110 of 1900
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 4-20-1901
April 20, 1901: Port: Sandusky Number: 16 of 1901
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-15-1903
April 15, 1903: Port: Cleveland Number: 105 of 1903
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 10-21-1905; Next document: (Vessel Lost)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Yukon (1893-1905)
Nationality:: American (1893-1905)
Chronology:: 1. 9/19/1896, Cleveland, ashore, sank and raised;
2. 10/20/1905, 3 miles north of Ashtabula, Lake Erie, sank, (iron ore);
3. 7/13/1906, wreck blown up and cleared to 30 feet;

Notes

General notes:: She was hull #101;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Cleveland, Ohio; Sandusky, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Cleveland, Ohio; Sandusky, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;
5. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1894-1906);
6. Naval Architectural Drawings: American Ship Building Co. & Predecessors, (1867-1920);

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