Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Sarah E. Sheldon (Steambarge, 1872)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Sarah E. Sheldon
Year of Build:
1872
Rebuilt:
1. 1876, Cleveland, Ohio;
2. 1894, Cleveland, Ohio;
Official Number:
115083*
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Black River, Ohio
Vessel Type:
Steambarge
Additional vessel types:
Propeller
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
Quelos and Peck
Ownership Notes:
Sheldon, T. H., (1872); Sheldon, S. H., (1872); Russell, Lucy A., (1873-1876); Bradley, M. A., (1884-1905);
Master(s):
Tiudley, Peter H., (1872); Fneley, P. H. (1872); Pellett, J. H., (1873-1876); Greenly, O., (1885); Mulholland, M., (1894); Holmes, H. F., (1894); Garent, Joseph, (1905);
Power
Number of Masts:
3 (1872)
Hull Dimensions
1872
Length: 184.1' Width/Beam: 32.4' Depth: 13.8'
Tonnage
1872
Gross: 640.02
1876
Gross: 907.24 Net: 739.65
1894
Gross: 693.42 Net: 517.23
Enrollments/Registration
October 6, 1872
   Port: Cleveland Number: 25 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 4-30-1873
April 30, 1873
   Port: Cleveland Number: 87 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 9-20-1876
September 20, 1876
   Port: Cleveland Number: 10 of 1876
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Vessel Altered
Next document: Cleveland 4-12-1884
April 12, 1884
   Port: Cleveland Number: 43 of 1884
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-18-1885 xxxx 21
April 18, 1885
   Port: Cleveland Number: 21 of 1885
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 3-19-1894
March 19, 1894
   Port: Cleveland Number: 32 of 1894
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers Lost
Next document: Cleveland 5-10-1894
May 10, 1894
   Port: Cleveland Number: 92 of 1894
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rig & Tonnage Changed
Next document: Cleveland 4-10-1897
April 10, 1897
   Port: Cleveland Number: 94 of 1897
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-13-1905
April 13, 1905
   Port: Cleveland Number: 56 of 1905
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 10-23-1905

Next document: (Vessel Lost)
History
Classification:
a. Propeller (Barge), Sarah E. Shelden (1872-1876);
b. Propeller, Sarah E.Sheldon (1876-1905)
Nationality:
American (1872-1905)
Chronology:

1. 10/20/1905, 3 miles east of Lorain, Lake Erie, sank and hull went to pieces, (2 lives lost), (coal);

Notes
General notes:
*First enrollment official number was "11583";
machinery: steeple compound engine, 20-40x30, built 1872 by Cuyahoga Furnace Company, Cleveland, Ohio; Boiler, (2) fire box 6'3"x16', built 1872, by Cuyahoga Furnace Company, Cleveland, Ohio;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Cleveland, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Cleveland, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;
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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