Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Scotia (Barge, 1870)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Scotia
Also known as:
Victoria
Year of Build:
1870
Official Number:
23795
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Detroit, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Barge
Additional vessel types:
Propeller
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
Thomas Fairbain, Jr.
Ownership Notes:
Fairrain, T., (1870); McShoy, E., (1872);
Master(s):
Gongand, E., (1870);
Power
Number of Masts:
0 (1870)
Hull Dimensions
1870
Length: 77' Width/Beam: 21.6' Depth: 4.9'
1873
Length: 78' Width/Beam: 22'
Tonnage
1870
Gross: 64.18 Net: 59.48
1873
Gross: 88
Enrollments/Registration
May 4, 1870
   Port: Detroit Number: 58 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 4-16-1872
April 16, 1872
   Port: Detroit Number: 54 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-25-1873

Next document: (Vessel Sold Foreign)
History
Classification:
a. Barge, Scotia (1870-1873);
b. Propeller, Victoria (1873-1888)
Nationality:
American (1870-1873); Canadian (1873-1888)
Chronology:
1. 9/00/1871, Lake Michigan, lost deck load of pork in a storm, $3, 800 loss;
2. 6/00/1874, ashore at Middle Island, Lake Huron and released, $11, 000 loss;
Notes
General notes:
She was removed by the register in 1888;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan;
3. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
4. John Poole's notes;
5. Chicago Inter Ocean: 12/25/1874:
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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