Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Peerless (Propeller, 1872)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Peerless
Also known as:
Muskegon
Year of Build:
1872
Rebuilt:
1. 1875, Chicago, Illinois;
2. 1876, Chicago, Illinois;
3. 1908, Grand haven, Michigan;
Official Number:
20470
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Cleveland, Ohio
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
Ira Laffrienier
Ownership Notes:
Austrian, J., (1872-1885); Leopold, (1872-1879); Hurd, J. L., (1873-1876); Lake Michigan and Lake Superior Transportation Company, (1879-1900); Leopold, S. F., (1888); Singer, W. H., (1900-1905); McKay, George P., (1905); Hibernian Bank of Chicago, (1905); Barry, Miles E., (1905-1907); Chicago & Milwaukee Steam Ship Company, (1906); Muskegon & Chicago Navigation Company, (1907-1908); Linderman, S. T., (1908-1909); Larsen, Louis, (1908-1909); Carpenter, William, (1900); Independent Sand & Gravel Company, (1909-1910);
Master(s):
McKay, G., (1872); Austrian, J., (1875-1883); McIntyre, Allen, (1881-1885); Page, H. C., (1888=1896);
Hull Dimensions
1872
Length: 211' Width/Beam: 39' 9" Depth: 12' 5"
Tonnage
1872
Gross: 1,275.57
1875
Gross: 1,202.56
1876
Gross: 1,199.50 Net: 913.70
1908
Gross: 941 Net: 655
Enrollments/Registration
July 3, 1872
   Port: Chicago Number: 2 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 1-21-1875
January 21, 1875
   Port: Chicago Number: 45 of 1875
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Chicago 2-8-1876
February 8, 1876
   Port: Chicago Number: 53 of 1876
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Chicago 5-4-1881
May 4, 1881
   Port: Chicago Number: 141 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers lost
Next document: Chicago 5-2-1883
May 2, 1883
   Port: Chicago Number: 96 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-6-1885
May 6, 1885
   Port: Chicago Number: 57 of 1885
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-1-1888
March 1, 1888
   Port: Chicago Number: 59 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Duluth 5-2-1896
May 2, 1896
   Port: Duluth Number: 30 of 1896
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Duluth 2-24-1903
February 24, 1903
   Port: Duluth
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
September 6, 1907
   Port: Grand Haven
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Name changed to Muskegon

Next document: Grand Haven 8-14-1908
August 14, 1908
   Port: Grand Haven
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Tonnage Changed
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, Peerless (1872-1907);
b. Propeller, Muskegon (1907-1910)
Nationality:
American (1872-1910)
Chronology:
1. 9/21876, machinery disabled off Manitowoc, Lake Michigan, and towed into port for repairs;
2. 5/11/1889, South Point near Milwaukee, ashore in a fog and released;
3. 11/15/1898, Mission Point, Mackinac Island, ashore and released;
4. 9/7/1899, Duluth Harbor, Lake Superior, collision, (Schooner, A. Stewart), sank and raised;
5. 10/6/1910, Michigan City, Indiana, caught fire and burned to a total loss;
Notes
General notes:
Machinery: High Pressure Condensing built by Globe iron Works, Cleveland, Ohio, in 1872; Cylinder: 47 + 1/2" diameter x 40" stroke; Speed, 400 h.p.;
Boiler: 2 fire box, 9' x 20', built at Globe iron Works, Cleveland, Ohio, in 1872;
Name changed to Muskegon on 9/6/1907;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Grand Haven, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Grand Haven, Michigan;
3. Wright's Master Sheet;
4. Early American Steamers, Vol. III;
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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