Portage (Propeller, 1875)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Portage
Also known as:: George H. Van Vleck
Year of Build:: 1875
Rebuilt:: 1. 1905, Toledo, Ohio;
2. 1906, Toledo, Ohio;
Official Number:: 150042

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:: Propeller
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: M. M. Drake (Union Dry Dock Company)
Ownership Notes:: MacDonought, A. R., (1875-1886); Guthrie, T. T., (1876); French, H. C., (1892-1895); Union Transit Company, (1896-1903); Interlakes Transportation Company, (1904); Sullivan, Craig, (1905); Portabe Transportation Company, 1905-1908); Craig, George L., (1908); Cornplanter Lubricating Oil Company, (1914); Norton, T., (1918);
Master(s):: Douglass, W. D., (1875); Moore, J. W., (1876); Provost, Fred, (1886); French, H. C., (1892-1900); Chatterton, S. E., (1893-1895);

Power

Number of Masts:: 0 (1875)

Hull Dimensions

1875: Length: 238' Width/Beam: 34.8' Depth: 14.6'
1906: Length: 238' Width/Beam: 34.8' Depth: 12.9'

Tonnage

1875: Gross: 1,608.22 Net: 1,451.46
1905: Gross: 1,106 Net: 1,026
1906: Gross: 1,020 Net: 940

Enrollments/Registration

September 10, 1875: Port: Buffalo Number: 17 of 1875
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 3-22-1876
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March 22, 1876: Port: Buffalo Number: 32 of 1876
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-14-1886
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April 14, 1886: Port: Buffalo Number: 55 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-11-1892
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April 11, 1892: Port: Buffalo Number: 62 of 1892
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-12-1893
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April 12, 1893: Port: Buffalo Number: 52 of 1893
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 9-14-1895
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September 14, 1895: Port: Buffalo Number: 15 of 1895
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 9-14-1895
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September 18, 1895: Port: Buffalo Number: 16 of 1895
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-24-1904
May 24, 1904: Port: Cleveland Number: 89 of 1904
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Toledo 5-2-1905
May 2, 1905: Port: Toledo
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Tonnage Changed
Next document: Toledo 7-12-1906
July 12, 1906: Port: Toledo
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
December 8, 1909: Port: Duluth
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Name changed; Next document: Duluth 12-31-1918; Next document: (Vessel Abandoned)

History

Classification:: a. Propeller, Portage (1875-1909);
b. Propeller, George H. Van Vleck (1909-1918)
Nationality:: American (1875-1918)
Chronology:: 1. 10/8/1875, head of Peach Island, Detroit River, ashore and released;
2. 10/24/1903, 20 miles east of Cleveland, sank and raised;
3. 9/00/1907, Marquette caught on fire, burned and repaired;
4. 8/3/1814, Duluth Harbor, caught on fire, burned and repaired;
5. 12/1/1918, off Ecorse, Michigan, near Wyandotte, Detroit River, sank;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Duluth, Minnesota; Toledo, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Duluth, Minnesota; Toledo, Ohio;
3. Wright's Master Sheet;
4. John Poole's notes;
5. Naval Architectural Drawings: American Ship Building Co. & Predecessors, (1867-1920);

Contact

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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