Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Nebraska (Propeller, 1867)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Nebraska
Also known as:
Congress
Year of Build:
1867
Rebuilt:
1. 1894;
2. 1904, Buffalo, New York;
Official Number:
18093
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Cleveland, Ohio
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
E. M. Peck
Ownership Notes:
Ensign, Charles W., (1867-1872); Holt, (1867-1871); Goodnow, G., (1871); Union Steamboat Company, (1871-1876), Hampton, C, (1883); Tyler, William W., (1885); Comings, E. D., (1892); Galvin, M. J., (1892-1893), Fitzpatrick, John C., (1894-1899); Fitgerald, W. E., (1899-1900); Boland, John J., (1904);
Master(s):
Gebhard, Nicholas, (1867-1869); Howland, Thomas H., (1872); Reiley, C., (1876); Bowie, G., (1883); Parsons, R. F., (1885); Chatean, W. E., (1892): Galvin, M. J., (1892-1893); Jackson, James, (1894); Thompson, Peter, (1896-1897); Fitzgerald W. E., (1899):
Power
Number of Masts:
1 (1867)
Hull Dimensions
1867
Length: 267.4' Width/Beam: 35.5' Depth: 14.2'
1904
Length: 265.5' Width/Beam: 35.5' Depth: 12.9'
Tonnage
1867
Gross: 1,483.53 Net: 1,362.13
1904
Gross: 1,320 Net: 893
1894
Enrollments/Registration
June 5, 1867
   Port: Buffalo Number: 162 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 6-4-1869
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June 4, 1869
   Port: Buffalo Number: 278 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 6-20-1872
View document online
June 20, 1872
   Port: Buffalo Number: 205 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 9-17-1883
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September 17, 1883
   Port: Buffalo Number: 11 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 7-13-1885
View document online
July 13, 1885
   Port: Buffalo Number: 2 of 1885
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 7-12-1892
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July 12, 1892
   Port: Chicago Number: 7 of 1892
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 8-25-1892
August 25, 1892
   Port: Buffalo Number: 6 of 1892
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Managing Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-12-1893
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May 12, 1893
   Port: Buffalo Number: 63 of 1893
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-21-1894
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April 21, 1894
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 82 of 1894
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rig Changed
Next document: Buffalo 7-27-1894
July 27, 1894
   Port: Buffalo Number: 8 of 1894
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-13-1896
View document online
May 13, 1896
   Port: Buffalo Number: 71 of 1896
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-29-1897
View document online
April 29, 1897
   Port: Buffalo Number: 83 of 1897
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 8-18-1899
August 18, 1899
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 16 of 1899
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-6-1900
April 6, 1900
   Port: Milwaukee
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
August 27, 1904
   Port: Buffalo
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Buffalo 10-10-1904
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, Nebraska (1867-1902);
b. Propeller, Congress (1902-1904)
Nationality:
American (1867-1904)
Chronology:
1. 1/00/1869, Buffalo, collision during a freshet, (Bark, C. J. Wells), repaired, $500 loss;
2. 5/00/1869, Chicago, her wheel was disabled and repaired;
3. 7/00/1869, Detroit River, damaged by collision with the Tug, Wilcox and repaired;
4. 11/00/1869, Straits of Mackinaw, collision, (Bark, Wenona), repaired, $2, 000 loss;
5. 9/28/1871, Chicago Harbor, caught on fire and burned at Galena Elevator, repaired, $23, 000 loss;
6. 11/00/1872, Detroit River, struck Lime Kiln Reef and released, $1, 000 loss;
7. 10/4/1904, South Manitou Island, Michigan, Lake Michigan, caught on fire, burned to a total loss and sank;
Notes
General notes:
She was renamed "Congress", 7/7/1902 and abandoned in 1904; In 1904 she was reduced to a lumber carrier at Buffalo, New York;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollment; Buffalo, New York; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
3. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
4. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
5. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
6. Wright's Master Sheet;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
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Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
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