Charles H. Davis (Steambarge, 1881)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Saginaw, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Steambarge
Additional vessel types:: Propeller
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: A. P. Kenyon
Ownership Notes:: Prentice, James H., (1881); Knowlton, Willis P., (1889); Haskins, E. W., (1893-1902); Davis, Charles H., (1893);
Master(s):: Bennett, J., (1881); Haskin, E. W., (1889-1896);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

May 7, 1881: Port: Port Huron Number: 121 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Port Huron 4-15-1882
April 15, 1882: Port: Port Huron Number: 158 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Property
Next document: Port Huron 8-2-1889
August 2, 1889: Port: Port Huron Number: 14 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Property
Next document: Port Huron 4-20-1893
April 20, 1893: Port: Port Huron Number: 123 of 1893
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rig Changed & Rebuilt*
Next document: Port Huron 5-10-1893
May 10, 1893: Port: Port Huron Number: 153 of 1893
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 6-22-1903; Next document: (Vessel wrecked)

History

Classification:: a. Unrigged Barge, Charles H. Davis (1881-1893;
b. Steamer, Charles H. Davis (1893-1903)
Nationality:: American (1881-1903)
Chronology:: 1. 7/00/1892, Buffalo, Lake Erie, waterlogged and repaired;
2. 11/00/1894, Starve Island, Lake Erie, ashore and released;
3. 6/13/1903, Cleveland, Lake Erie, sank (limestone);

Notes

General notes:: *& Tonnage changed.
1884 - Unrigged barge.
1889 - Schooner.
1893 - Rig changed to steamer. 1 stack, 2 masts.
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Port Huron, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;
5. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1889-1993);

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