Wisconsin Maritime Museum

David Ballentine (Propeller, 1873)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
David Ballentine
Also known as:
Quito
Year of Build:
1873
Major repairs:
1881, 1899;
Rebuilt:
1. 1890;
2. 1897;
Official Number:
6768
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Bangor, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
Thomas Boston
Ownership Notes:
Moore, Alex B., (1873-1875); Ballentine, J. M., (1873-1876); Fitzgersld, R. P., (1877-1987); Mack, William S., (1888-1889; Gilchrist, A., (1898); White, W. J., (1890-1897); White, (1890-1897); Mack, William S., (1898); Gilchrist, A., (1898-1899); Corrigan, James, (Whickliffe Transit Company), (1899-1900); Mills, W. W., (1899); Tonawanda Iron Steel Company, (1899);
Master(s):
Ballentine, R., (1873); Tinney, William, (1883); White, W. J., (1890-1895); Sevette, P., (1892); Willoughby, W. J., (1897); Cody, Hugh S., (1902);
Power
Number of Masts:
4 (1873)
Hull Dimensions
1873
Length: 221' Width/Beam: 37.1' Depth: 13.5'
1890
Length: 204' Width/Beam: 36.2' Depth: 21.9'
Tonnage
1873
Gross: 972.13 Net: 595.58
1890
Gross: 1,394.96 Net: 1,206.17
1897
Gross: 1,372.12 Net: 1,099.63
Enrollments/Registration
May 27, 1873
   Port: Port Huron Number: 107 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Port Huron 5-7-1875
May 7, 1875
   Port: Port Huron Number: 70 of 1875
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 7-3-1876
July 3, 1876
   Port: Chicago Number: 1 of 1876
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Milwaukee 4-28-1877
April 28, 1877
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 73 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: District Change
Next document: Milwaukee 4-16-1883
April 16, 1883
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 65 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 3-23-1888
March 23, 1888
   Port: Cleveland Number: 56 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 3-15-1889
March 15, 1889
   Port: Cleveland Number: 50 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 6-24-1890
June 24, 1890
   Port: Cleveland Number: 127 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Tons & name changed
Next document: Cleveland 4-16-1892
April 16, 1892
   Port: Cleveland Number: 88 of 1892
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 3-27-1895
March 27, 1895
   Port: Cleveland Number: 24 of 1895
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 9-1-1897
September 1, 1897
   Port: Cleveland Number: 8 of 1897
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Tonnage Changed
Next document: Sandusky 7-21-1898
July 21, 1898
   Port: Sandusky Number: 1 of 1898
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Niagara Falls 4-14-1899
April 14, 1899
   Port: Niagara Falls Number: 2 of 1899
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 1-16-1900
January 16, 1900
   Port: Cleveland Number: 82 of 1900
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-17-1900
April 17, 1900
   Port: Cleveland Number: 152 of 1900
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 1-30-1903

Next document: Vessel lost)
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, David Ballentine (1873-1890);
b. Propeller, Quito, (1890-1902)
Nationality:
American (1873 - 1902)
Chronology:
1. 7/00/1873, Saginaw Bay, broke her shaft and repaired, $700 loss;
2. 7/00/1873, River St. Clair, struck an obstruction, sprang a leak and repaired, $700 loss;
3. 11/00/1873, Lake Michigan, jetted cargo in a storm, $1, 700 loss;
4. 11/00/1873, Detroit River, struck a boulder at Lime Kiln, sank and raised, $39, 370 loss;
5. 10/22/1889, at Winnetka, Illinois, Lake Michigan, stranded in a fog and released;
6. 11/23/1901, Lorain, ashore and sank, hull went to pieces, (iron ore);
7. 7/9/1904, machinery raised by the Standard Construction Company and divers from Metcalf Diving Company;
8. 7/29/1908, a derrick scow was noted as removing iron ore;
9. 5/00/1966, Dredge, William Denny dredged area and bought up cargo, wood and the ships clock;
Notes
General notes:
Machinery: steeple compound engine, 20-37x36, built 1873, by Bell Engine Works, Buffalo, New York; Boiler, scotch, 11'x13', built 1890, Cleveland Ship Building Company, Cleveland, Ohio;
She was valued at $80,000, in 1873; $42,000, in 1879; $42,000, in 1887; $42,000, in 1888; $25,000, in 1899;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Port Huron, Michigan; Sandusky, Ohio;
2. Enrollment; Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Port Huron, Michigan; Sandusky, Ohio;
3. John Poole's note;
4. Vessel Register: (1873-1899);
5. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
6. Wright's Master Sheet;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
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Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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