Belle Cash (Barge, 1873)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Algonac, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Barge
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Charles Cash
Ownership Notes:: Smith, William R., (1873-1874); Cash, Charles, (1873-1874); Hanford, William, (1874);
Master(s):: Smith, William R., (1873); Cash, Charles, (1874);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

June 25, 1873: Port: Port Huron Number: 119 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Port Huron 6-24-1874
June 24, 1874: Port: Port Huron Number: 128 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 11-1-1877; Next document: (Vessel Wrecked in 1875)

History

Classification:: a. Unrigged Barge, Belle Cash (1873-1875)
Nationality:: American (1873-1875)
Chronology:: 1. 9/26/1875, Long Point, ashore and sank;
2. 8/26/1876, Coast Wrecking Company attempted to raise the hull;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstract: Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Port Huron, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;

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