Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Niagara (Schooner, 1873)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Niagara
Year of Build:
1873
Major repairs:
1883;
Official Number:
18787
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Tonawanda, New York
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
Parsons and Humble
Ownership Notes:
Winslow, H. C., (1873-1884); Winslow, W. G., (1876-1884); Corrigan, James, (1884-1887); Mack, William S., (1886);
Master(s):
Holland, H. H., (1873); Winslow, W. G., (1880); Clement, H., (1886-1887;
Power
Number of Masts:
3 (1873)
Hull Dimensions
1873
Length: 204.6' Width/Beam: 34' Depth: 14'
Tonnage
1873
Gross: 764.75 Net: 726.52
Enrollments/Registration
September 18, 1873
   Port: Buffalo Number: 97 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 3-1-1880
View document online
March 1, 1880
   Port: Buffalo Number: 45 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 3-22-1884
View document online
March 22, 1884
   Port: Cleveland Number: 27 of 1884
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-1-1886
April 1, 1886
   Port: Cleveland Number: 38 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 10-23-1886
October 23, 1886
   Port: Cleveland Number: 23 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-9-1887
April 9, 1887
   Port: Cleveland Number: 56 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 10-1-1887

Next document: (Vessel Lost)
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Niagara (1873-1887)
Nationality:
American (1873-1887)
Chronology:
1. 10/27/1879, mouth of Detroit River, collision while in tow of Tug, Merrick, (sank Schooner, Porter), repaired;
2. 9/7/1887, 7 miles northwest of Whitefish Point, Lake Superior, three and 1/2 miles from shore, sank, (8 lives lost), (iron ore);
Notes
General notes:
She was valued at 37,000, in 1876; $30,000, in 1882; $30,000, in 1884;
She got a new floor and ceiling in 1883, and had her bottom recalked in 1887;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York, Cleveland, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: (1876-1887);
5. Wright's Master Sheet;
6. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1873-1888);
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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




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