Wisconsin Maritime Museum

J. A. Smith (Barge, 1871)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
J. A. Smith
Year of Build:
1871
Rebuilt:
1. 1886, Detroit, Michigan;
Official Number:
45966
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Algonac, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Barge
Additional vessel types:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
Abram Smith & Thomas Arnold*
Ownership Notes:
Smith, Abram., (1871-1872); Edwards, J., (1878); Rankin, W., (1879-1880); Rankin, H. R., (1881); Surles, J. W., (1886):
Master(s):
Cartwright, H., (1871); Edwards, L., (1872); Crockett, W., (1878); Peabody, A., (1879); Jean, D., (1880); Peabody, W., (1881): Surles, J. W., (1886);
Hull Dimensions
1871
Length: 138.3' Width/Beam: 26.4' Depth: 9.4'
Tonnage
1886
Gross: 255.67 Net: 242.89
1871
Enrollments/Registration
October 11, 1871
   Port: Port Huron Number: 36 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 4-22-1872
April 22, 1872
   Port: Detroit Number: 70 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-4-1878
April 4, 1878
   Port: Detroit Number: 55 of 1878
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-24-1879
April 24, 1879
   Port: Detroit Number: 68 of 1879
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 3-29-1880
March 29, 1880
   Port: Detroit Number: 61 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-2-1881
May 2, 1881
   Port: Detroit Number: 101 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 5-1-1882
May 1, 1882
   Port: Port Huron Number: 116 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-24-1886
April 24, 1886
   Port: Detroit Number: 52 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rig Changed to a Schooner
Next document: Detroit 2-25-1888

Next document: (Vessel Abandoned)
History
Classification:
a. Barge, J. A. Smith (1871-1886);
b. Schooner, J. A. Smith (1886-1888)
Nationality:
American (1871-1888)
Chronology:

1. Fall/00/1887, Straits of Mackinac, ashore and became a total loss;

Notes
General notes:
*Wright's Master Sheet say she was built by Abram Smith;
Rig was changed to a schooner at Detroit, Michigan on 4/24/1886;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Port Huron, Michigan;
3. Wright's Master Sheet;
4. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1881-1889);
Contact
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




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