Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Cuba (Propeller, 1872)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Cuba
Also known as:
Ionic; Maplebranch
Year of Build:
1872
Rebuilt:
1. 1906;
2. 1828, Montreal, Ontario;
3. 1935, Sorel, Quebec
Official Number:
125028
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Hull Materials:
Iron
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
William King, Jr. (King Iron Works), Gibson & Craig
Ownership Notes:
Ensign, C., (1872-1876); Ensign Commercial Line, (1872-1884); Gibhart, Nicholas, (1876-1883); Donaldson, D., (1884-1887); Donaldson, John, (1888-1906); Holt & Northern Navigation Company of Ontario, Ltd.; (1906-1914); Canada Steamship Lines, Ltd. (1914-1928); The Steamer Colin W., Ltd. (Canadian Import Company, Ltd., Mgrs.), (1928-1935); Manseau, Les Chantiers (1935-1937); Marine Industries, Ltd., (1937-1939); Branch Lines, Ltd., (1939-1946);
Master(s):
Gibhart, Nicholas, (1872-1884); Young, Robert, (1886-1899); Tory, Robert, (1887); Young, R., (1892);
Power
Number of Masts:
1 (1872)
Hull Dimensions
1872
Length: 231.7' Width/Beam: 35.7' Depth: 13.3'
1906
Length: 231' Width/Beam: 35.6' Depth: 15.2'
1928
Length: 238.2' Width/Beam: 35.6' Depth: 12.6'
1935
Length: 231.8' Width/Beam: 35.5' Depth: 12.6'
Tonnage
1872
Gross: 1,526.01 Net: 1,359.97
1906
Gross: 1,708 Net: 1,030
1928
Gross: 1,046 Net: 650
1935
Gross: 1,4014 Net: 634
Enrollments/Registration
June 1, 1872
   Port: Buffalo Number: 175 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 5-25-1874
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May 25, 1874
   Port: Chicago Number: 14 of 1874
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Buffalo 6-1-1874
June 1, 1874
   Port: Buffalo Number: 236 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Buffalo 5-29-1876
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May 29, 1876
   Port: Buffalo Number: 73 of 1876
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 8-9-1876
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August 9, 1876
   Port: Buffalo Number: 8 of 1876
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 8-7-1883
August 9, 1883
   Port: Buffalo Number: 8 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-1-1884
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April 1, 1884
   Port: Buffalo Number: 31 of 1884
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-10-1884
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April 10, 1884
   Port: Buffalo Number: 32 of 1884
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-28-1886
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April 28, 1886
   Port: Buffalo Number: 72 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-16-1887
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April 16, 1887
   Port: Buffalo Number: 49 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-18-1888
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April 18, 1888
   Port: Buffalo Number: 42 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-17-1889
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April 17, 1889
   Port: Buffalo Number: 54 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-11-1892
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April 11, 1892
   Port: Buffalo Number: 58 of 1892
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 11-25-1898
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November 25, 1898
   Port: Buffalo
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, Cuba (1872-1906);
b. Propeller, Ionic (1906-1920);
c. Propeller, Maplebranch (1920-1946)
Nationality:
American (1872-1906): Canadian (1906-1946)
Chronology:
1. 4/00/1874, broke coupling of engine at the Straits and repaired, $200 loss;
2. 11/20/1884, St. Lawrence River, Lake Ontario, sunk and raised, (barley);
3. 7/28/1885, Chicago, Lake Michigan, caught on fire, burned and repaired;
4. 6/22/1888, Point Betsy, ashore and released, (corn);
5. 10/17/1893, Rondeau, Lake Erie, ashore and released;
6. 5/24/1899, Buffalo, caught fire and burned, sank and raised, (sugar);
7. 11/20/1901, Whaleback Shoal, Green Bay, ashore and released;
8. 5/14/1905, Long Point, Lake Erie, ashore and released;
9. 11/8/1919, Morrisburg Canal, sank and raised;
Notes
General notes:
In 1935, she was rebuilt as a tanker;
She was scrapped, 1946-1947, at Sorel;
Machinery: Twin screw, double steeple compound engine, 20-40x36, built 1872, by King Iron Works, Buffalo, New York; Boiler #2, (2) fire box, 8'6"x15', built Erie, Pa., in 1888, by Stearns Manufacturing Company; Boiler #3, (2) scotch, 11'x11'1", built Toronto, Ontario,1872, by Polson Iron Works; Boiler #4, (2) scotch, 11'2"x12'8", built Toronto, Ontario in 1902, by John Bertram;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois;
3. Wright's Master List;
4. Chicago Inter Ocean: 12/25/1874:
5. Canadian Coastal and Inland Steam Vessels, 1809-1930;
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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