Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Clara
Year of Build:
1860
Rebuilt:
1. 1875;
2. 1887, Campbell; St. Clair, Michigan;
Official Number:
5220
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Detroit, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
John Stupenski (Stupinsky)
Ownership Notes:
McAlpine, Mary, (1860); Campbell, William P., (1860-1864); Mills, A. H., (1862-1865); Ransom, A. W., (1865-1867); Larkin, (1867); English, Alexander, (1867); Maxwell, A., (1869); Innis, J., (1869); Dezelic, A., (1870); Mills, A., (1875); Campbell, W., (1876); Blanchard, H. G., (1880); Mcelroy, C., (1887); dale, H. S., (1891);
Master(s):
McAlpine, D. J., (1860); Larkin, (1867); Campbell, William P., (1861); Mills, A. H., (1862-1865); English, Alexander, (1867); Ransom, A. W., (1867); Innis, J., (1869); Dezelic, A., (1870); Phanenf, J., (1875): McAlpine, (1876); Blanchard, H. G., (1880); Hartman, C., (1882); Hattman, J., (1887);
Power
Number of Masts:
0 (1860)
Hull Dimensions
1860
Length: 71' 3" Width/Beam: 17' 4" Depth: 7'
1865
Length: 71' Width/Beam: 18' Depth: 6.5'
1887
Length: 71' Width/Beam: 18' Depth: 7.2'
Tonnage
1860
Gross: 77 + 37/95
1865
Gross: 59.49
1875
Gross: 44.81 Net: 22.4
1887
Gross: 105.31 Net: 52.66
Enrollments/Registration
June 9, 1860
   Port: Detroit Number: 46 of 1860
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 6-27-1861
June 27, 1861
   Port: Detroit Number: 67 of 1861
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Detroit 5-6-1862
May 6, 1862
   Port: Detroit Number: 71 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Detroit 6-13-1865
June 13, 1865
   Port: Detroit Number: 201 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Detroit 12-19-1865
December 19, 1865
   Port: Detroit Number: 373 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 3-28-1867
March 28, 1867
   Port: Detroit Number: 11 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 6-14-1867
June 14, 1867
   Port: Port Huron Number: 72 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 9-9-1867
September 9, 1867
   Port: Port Huron Number: 120 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 8-23-1869
August 23, 1869
   Port: Port Huron Number: 89 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 10-16-1869
October 16, 1869
   Port: Detroit Number: 130 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 9-6-1870
September 6, 1870
   Port: Detroit Number: 22 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-24-1875
April 24, 1875
   Port: Detroit Number: 44 of 1875
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-2-1876
May 2, 1876
   Port: Detroit Number: 66 of 1876
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Tonnage Changed
Next document: Detroit 6-26-1880
June 26, 1880
   Port: Port Huron Number: 156 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 3-31-1882
March 31, 1882
   Port: Port Huron Number: 113 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-30-1887
April 30, 1887
   Port: Port Huron Number: 139 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt tons increased
Next document: Port Huron 1-21-1891
January 21, 1891
   Port: Port Huron Number: 58 of 1891
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 12-30-1896

Next document: (Vessel Abandoned)
History
Classification:
a. Propeller (Tug), Clara (1860-1896)
Nationality:
American (1860-1896)
Chronology:
1. 8/24/1861, Detroit River, collision, (Propeller, Buffalo), sank and raised, (passengers), $600 loss;
2. 6/00/1872, Detroit River, hull damaged by collision, repaired, $300 loss;
Notes
General notes:
1886, she was rebuilt at Campbell's Shipyard;
She ran Malden to Detroit in the 1860's;
Machinery: engine, 18"x18"; Wheel, 5'1" diameter;
She was abandoned in 1896;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/22/1862;
5. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
6. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
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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