Arundell (Propeller, 1878)

Description

Identification

Vessel name:: Arundell
Also known as:: Brewster
Year of Build:: 1878
Rebuilt:: 1. 1892, Wolverine Shipbuilding Company, Trenton, Michigan;
2. 1916;
3. 1920;
Official Number:: 105784

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:: Propeller
Additional vessel types:: Yacht
Hull Materials:: Iron
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: David Bell
Ownership Notes:: Hersee, I., (1878); Cole, D., (1881-1889); Darius Cole Transportation Company, (1889); Lee, A. R., (1892-1893); Crawford Transports, (1910);
Master(s):: Cole, D., (1881); Roach, William, (1889); Stover, J. J., (1892-1893):

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

June 14, 1878: Port: Buffalo Number: 79 of 1878
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Port Huron 8-12-1881
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August 12, 1881: Port: Port Huron Number: 21 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-15-1889
April 15, 1889: Port: Port Huron Number: 144 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 6-6-1892
June 6, 1892: Port: Port Huron Number: 172 of 1892
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Tonnage Changed
Next document: Detroit 9-21-1893
September 21, 1893: Port: Detroit Number: 21 of 1893
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 6-23-1898
June 23, 1898: Port: Detroit
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner; Next document: Grand Haven 10-31-1911; Next document: (Vessel Lost)

History

Classification:: a. Propeller, Arundell (1878-1911);
b. Barge, Arundell (1916-1919);
c. Gas Propeller, Arundell (1919-1921);;
d. Gas Propeller, Brewster (1921-1922)
Nationality:: American (1878-1922)
Chronology:: 1. 6/20/1908, St. Lawrence River, ashore and released;
2. 6/00/1909, Ashtabula, ashore and released;
3. 10/18/1911, Douglas, Michigan, caught fire and burned the upper works, repaired;
4. 4/21/1922, James River, North Carolina, collision, (Propeller, Lake Stirling), sank, (1 life lost);

Notes

General notes:: She was dropped from documentation at Grand Haven, Michigan in 1911; Re-enrolled at New York, New York,1916, as a barge; dropped from documentation, 1919; Redocumented,1920 as a gas propeller;
Machinery: Fore and aft compound engine, 21-42x28, built 1893, Detroit, Michigan, by S. F. Hodge & Company; Engine #222; Boiler, fire box,10'x15'6", built in 1893, Port Huron, Michigan by Love & Scofield;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Detroit, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Detroit, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan;
3. Wright's Master Sheet;

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