Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Michael Groh (Propeller, 1867)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Michael Groh
Year of Build:
1867
Rebuilt:
1. 1882;
Official Number:
17572
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Cleveland, Ohio
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Additional vessel types:
Steambarge
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
Quayle and Martin
Ownership Notes:
Manning, Thomas, (1867-1871); Groth, M., (1871); Brown, Frank, (1871- ); Kennedy, William, (1871); Ruddock, T. S., (1876); Wheeler, J. S., (1878); Martgin, S. K., (1879-1882); Cook, H. W., (1888); Harlow, T., (1888); Johnson, J. T., (1890); Stoddart. L. L., (1895);
Master(s):
Varner, John, (1867); Brown, F., (1871); Wing, H. R., (1876); Doherty, T., (1878-1882); Dall, W. K., (1879); Tinnegan, James, (1888); Harlow, T., (1889); Peterson, C. A., (1890): Stoddart, L. L., (1895);
Power
Number of Masts:
1 (1867)
Hull Dimensions
1867
Length: 120.4' Width/Beam: 23.8' Depth: 8.6'
1895
Length: 141.5' Width/Beam: 25.7' Depth: 10.7'
Tonnage
1867
Gross: 174.15
1882
Gross: 289.91 Net: 209.74
Enrollments/Registration
September 5, 1867
   Port: Cleveland Number: 146 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 3-18-1871
March 18, 1871
   Port: Cleveland Number: 62 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-3-1872
April 3, 1872
   Port: Cleveland Number: 4 of 1872
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Grand Haven 7-1-1872
July 1, 1872
   Port: Grand Haven Number: 3 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 9-20-1876
September 20, 1876
   Port: Chicago Number: 12 of 1876
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-16-1878
March 16, 1878
   Port: Chicago Number: 48 of 1878
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 8-23-1879
August 23, 1879
   Port: Chicago Number: 21 of 1879
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 5-24-1882
May 24, 1882
   Port: Grand Haven Number: 174 of 1882
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: Tonnage Changed
Next document: Chicago 8-3-1882
August 3, 1882
   Port: Chicago Number: 12 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Chicago 9-26-1888
September 26, 1888
   Port: Chicago Number: 28 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 2-21-1889
February 21, 1889
   Port: Chicago Number: 39 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 3-13-1890
March 13, 1890
   Port: Sandusky Number: 15 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 2-27-1895
March 5, 1895
   Port: Sandusky Number: 15 of 1895
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 3-5-1896

Next document: (Vessel Abandoned)
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, Michael Groh (1867-1882);
b. Steam Barge, Michael Groh (1882-1896)
Nationality:
American (1867-1896)
Chronology:
1. 6/00/1869, Lake Michigan, lost a mast by collision with an unknown vessel and replaced, $200 loss;
2. 7/00/1869, Lake Michigan, lost her mainmast by collision, (Schooner, L. Irwin), and repaired;
2. 8/00/1869, Lake Michigan, broke her machinery and repaired, $575 loss;
3. 12/00/1869, ashore and released in Sandy Bay, Lake Michigan,
3. 5/00/1873, Chicago Harbor, collision and lost a mast, replaced, $200 loss;
4. 3/00/1874, Lake Erie, machinery disabled and repaired, $500 loss;
5. 5/00/1874, sank at Cleveland by breakage of a waste pipe, repaired, $400 loss;
6. 5/00/1874, broke her wheel in Detroit River and repaired, $200 loss;
7. 11/3/1883, ashore and released;
8. 11/21/1895, Pictured Rocks, near Minor's Camp, Lake Superior, main steam pipe burst, lost rudder, went ashore slid off into
deep water and became a total loss;
Notes
General notes:
She was lost in 1895;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Grand Haven, Michigan; Sandusky. Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Grand Haven, Michigan; Sandusky, Ohio;
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. Chicago Inter Ocean: 12/25/1874;
7. Toronto Globe: 12/4/1883;
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




Powered by / Alimenté par VITA Toolkit
Privacy Policy