El. Dorado (Barge, 1871)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Vessel Type:: Barge
Hull Materials:: Wood
Ownership Notes:: Tyson, M., (1871); Witbeck, H., (1872-1873); Johnson, O. R., (1878); Slyfield, L. L., (1879);
Master(s):: Tyson, M., (1871); Douglass, D., (1872); Benett, J., (1873): Perrett, J. C., (1878); Slyfield, L. L., (1879);

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

October 13, 1871: Port: Milwaukee Number: 26 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Milwaukee 10-10-1872
October 10, 1872: Port: Milwaukee Number: 49 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 9-22-1873
September 22, 1873: Port: Milwaukee Number: 37 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 3-2-1876
March 2, 1876: Port: Milwaukee Number: 52 of 1876
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-29-1878
April 29, 1878: Port: Milwaukee Number: 89 of 1878
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 10-1-1879
October 1, 1879: Port: Chicago Number: 38 of 1879
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Port Huron 9-22-1880
September 22, 1880: Port: Port Huron
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port

History

Classification:: a. Barge, El Dorado (1871- )
Nationality:: American (1871- )
Chronology:: 1. 11/20/1880, Erie, below 4 Mile Creek, Lake Erie, tow rope was cast off by the Steamer, Donaldson, ashore;
2. 6/28/1881, salvage efforts were abandoned;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
3. John Poole's notes;

Contact

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