C. G. King (Schooner, 1870)

Description

Comments (0)

Identification

Vessel name:: C. G. King
Year of Build:: 1870
Rebuilt:: 1. 1879, Port Huron, Michigan;
Official Number:: 5847

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: South Saginaw, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Thomas Arnold
Ownership Notes:: Rust, John F., (1870); Pringle, W. H., (1870-1873); Clint, G., (1874); Rush, J. F., (1877-1879); Palmer, J. H., (1881); Flynn, J., (1882); Green, J. F., (1883-1891); Edgar, John T., (1893-1897); Ryan, George W., (1894-1897); Corning, Gurdon, (1896-1899); Martin, W. H., (1902-1904); Grace Harbor Lumber Company, (1905); Wilton, H. L., (1906); Brown, Lawrence, (1912); Karr, J. N., (1916);
Master(s):: Robertson, H., (1870-1871); Ball, J. E., (1873); Ball, C. E., (1874-1879); Huntson, A. J., (1881); Flynn, J., (1882); Green, J. F., (1883); Wilson, A., (1883); Edgar, John T., (1891-1897);

Power

Number of Masts:: 3 (1870)

Hull Dimensions

1870: Length: 163.4' Width/Beam: 29.3' Depth: 10.5'
1879: Length: 163.4' Width/Beam: 29.3' Depth: 12.8'

Tonnage

1870: Gross: 363.52
1879: Gross: 457.45 Net: 434.58
1914

Enrollments/Registration

July 22, 1870: Port: Port Huron Number: 3 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 8-1-1871
August 1, 1871: Port: Cleveland Number: 9 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 8-15-1873
August 15, 1873: Port: Chicago Number: 46 of 1873
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Cleveland 8-30-1873
August 30, 1873: Port: Cleveland Number: 20 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Cleveland 4-1-1874
April 1, 1874: Port: Cleveland Number: 61 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-1-1876
May 1, 1876: Port: Cleveland Number: 97 of 1876
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 5-10-1877
May 10, 1877: Port: Port Huron Number: 7 of 1877
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Cleveland 5-16-1877
May 16, 1877: Port: Cleveland Number: 71 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Port Huron 4-24-1879
April 24, 1879: Port: Port Huron Number: 5 of 1879
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Cleveland 6-17-1879
June 17, 1879: Port: Cleveland Number: 95 of 1879
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Trade Changed
Next document: Cleveland 4-9-1881
April 9, 1881: Port: Cleveland Number: 44 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 8-10-1881
August 10, 1881: Port: Cleveland Number: 8 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-10-1882
April 10, 1882: Port: Port Huron Number: 136 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-1-1883
May 1, 1883: Port: Cleveland Number: 71 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-5-1883
May 5, 1883: Port: Cleveland Number: 82 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 8-31-1891
August 31, 1891: Port: Cleveland Number: 17 of 1891
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 1-11-1893
January 11, 1893: Port: Cleveland Number: 30 of 1893
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 2-2-1893
February 2, 1893: Port: Cleveland Number: 32 of 1893
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 3-10-1894
March 10, 1894: Port: Port Huron Number: 48 of 1894
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 3-26-1897
March 26, 1897: Port: Port Huron
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner; Next document: (Burned 7-23-1913); Next document: Cleveland 11-4-1914

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, C. G. King (1870-1914)
Nationality:: American (1870-1914)
Chronology:: 1. 7/13/1912, St. Clair Flats Canal, crashed into a pier, sank and raised;
2. 7/23/1913, Cleveland, Lake Erie, caught fire and burned to a total loss;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Port Huron, Michigan;
3. Wright's Master Sheet;
4. John Poole's notes;
5. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1870-1915);

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Email:[email protected]
Website:

https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:

75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

Comment on this item