Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Sandusky
Also known as:
Olga
Year of Build:
1873
Rebuilt:
1. 1885; Cleveland, Ohio;
2. 1902, Cleveland, Ohio;
Official Number:
115141
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Gibraltar, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Additional vessel types:
Lighter
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
Linn and Craig
Ownership Notes:
Hackett, R., (1873); Western Transportation and Coal Company, (1873); Morell, T., (1877); Horan, W. B., (1877); Bradley, A., (1878-1885); Stone, George, (1878); Rewell, C., (1878): Bradly, M. A., (1886-1903); Denble, E. B., (1904); Cleveland & Erie Machinery Company, (1916);
Master(s):
Collins, G., (1873); Trotter, I., (1877): Trotter, David, (1877-1885); Nelson, B., (1886-1886); Scoles, W. A., (1902);
Power
Number of Masts:
3 (1873)
Hull Dimensions
1873
Length: 178.4' Width/Beam: 33.3' Depth: 12.6'
Tonnage
1873
Gross: 571.71 Net: 543.13
1885
Gross: 837.94 Net: 759.86
1902
Gross: 593 Net: 536
Enrollments/Registration
April 21, 1873
   Port: Detroit Number: 121 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 4-10-1877xxxx
August 30, 1877
   Port: Detroit Number: 18 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-25-1878
May 25, 1878
   Port: Cleveland Number: 75 of 1878
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-2-1883
May 2, 1883
   Port: Cleveland Number: 76 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-20-1885
May 20, 1885
   Port: Cleveland Number: 43 of 1885
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: (# of Mast and Tonnage Changed
Next document: Cleveland 4-20-1886
April 20, 1886
   Port: Cleveland Number: 68 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 8-16-1886
August 16, 1886
   Port: Cleveland Number: 6 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-3-1902
May 3, 1902
   Port: Cleveland Number: 82 of 1902
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rig and tonnge changed
Next document: Cleveland 4-15-1903
April 15, 1903
   Port: Cleveland
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
May 10, 1904
   Port: Buffalo
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Name changed to Olga

Next document: Cleveland 11-14-1912

Next document: (Sold Alien)
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Sandusky (1873-1902);
b. Wrecking Lighter, Sandusky (1902-1904);
c. Wrecking Lighter, Olga (1904-1912);
d. Unknown, (1912- )
Nationality:
American (1873-1912); Canadian (1912- )
Chronology:
1. 9/20/1885, Sault, Lake Superior, ashore and released, (coal);
2. 8/4/1903, caught on fire and partially burned and repaired;
Notes
General notes:
She was hull number 13;
She was renamed "Olga" at Buffalo, New York, on 5/10/1904;
She was sold Canadian in 1912; Her ultimate disposition is unknown;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts; Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;
5. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1873-1913);
6. Naval Architectural Drawings: American Ship Building Co. & Predecessors, (1867-1920);
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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