: Gerald C. Metzler Great Lakes Vessel Database

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: East Saginaw, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Barge
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: Martin Smith
Ownership Notes:: Hackett, R., (1873); Western Transportation Company, (1873-1879); Moran, W. B., (1877); Dana, William, (1877-1878); Blanchard, H. G., (1879): Blanchard, H. J., (1882-1885);
Master(s):: Inches, J. R., (1877); Dana, F., (1877); Dana, William, (1878); Hunaiger, A., (1879):

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

May 28, 1873: Port: Detroit Number: 176 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 4-30-1877
April 30, 1877: Port: Detroit Number: 59 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 11-1-1877
November 1, 1877: Port: Detroit Number: 37 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 11-12-1878
November 12, 1878: Port: Port Huron Number: 35 of 1878
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 7-22-1879
July 22, 1879: Port: Detroit Number: 5 of 1879
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-14-1883; Next document: (Vessel Out of Commission)

History

Notes

General notes:: She was valued at $2,600, in 1875; $2,000, in 1878;
Home Port: Detroit, Michigan, in 1874 and 1880;
Sources:: 1. Vessel Register: (1875-1886);
2. Detroit Free Press: 6/18/1873, 12/12/1873;
3. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1882-1883);
4. John Poole's notes;
5. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan;
6. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan;

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

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