Conestoga (Propeller, 1878)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Cleveland, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Propeller
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: Thomas Quayle and sons
Ownership Notes:: Potts, J. D., (1878); Fulk, Frank J., (1882); Great Lakes Engine Works, (1906); Crosby Transportation Company, (1906-1919); Lake Ports Navigation Companyl, (1921); Erie & Western Transportation Company, (1900-1902);
Master(s):: McFarland, A., (1878); Hogg, George D., (1882);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

July 17, 1878: Port: Erie Number: 1 of 1878
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Erie 3-23-1884
March 23, 1884: Port: Erie Number: 16 of 1884
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-26-1905
April 26, 1905: Port: Detroit
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Propeller, Conestoga (1878-1922)
Nationality:: American (1878-1919); Canadian (1919-1922);
Chronology:: 1. 10/11/1912, Erie, ashore and released;
2. 3/21/1912, 7 miles from Milwaukee, ashore and released;
3. 10/3/1914, Milwaukee, caught fire and burned, repaired;
4. 5/21/1922, Cardinal Canal, Cardinal, Ontario, caught fire and burned, (wheat);

Notes

General notes:: She was sold alien on 12/31/1919;
Machinery: steeple compound engine, built 1878, by Cuyahoga Iron Works, Cleveland, Ohio, 24-48x48; Boiler, scotch, 13'x11', built 1886, by Lake Erie boiler Works, Buffalo, New York;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan; Erie, Pennsylvania;
2. Enrollment: Detroit, Micigan; Erie, Pennsylvania;
3. Wright's Master Sheet;
4. John Poole's notes:
5. Canadian Coastal and Inland Steam Vessels, 1809-1930;

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