Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Belle P. Cross (Propeller, 1870)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Belle P. Cross
Year of Build:
1870
Rebuilt:
1. 1897;
2. 1900;
3. 1902, Duluth, Minnesota;
Official Number:
2719
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Trenton, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Additional vessel types:
Barge
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
Alvin A. Turner
Ownership Notes:
Whitney, D., (1870); Wright, D., (1875); Hamilton, J. A., (1880); Hawgood, H. A., (1881-1891); Inman, B. B., (1894);
Master(s):
Williams, W., (1870); Williams, H., (1875); Marsdan, C. K., (1880); Hawgood, H. A., (1881-1889); Inman, B. B., (1894);
Power
Number of Masts:
1 (1870)
Hull Dimensions
1870
Length: 135' Width/Beam: 26.3' Depth: 11.8'
1902
Length: 135' Width/Beam: 27.4' Depth: 11.8'
Tonnage
1870
Gross: 298.76 Net: 211.42
1902
Gross: 427 Net: 305
1897
1900
Enrollments/Registration
June 15, 1870
   Port: Detroit Number: 86 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 5-8-1875
May 8, 1875
   Port: Detroit Number: 60 of 1875
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-29-1879
April 29, 1879
   Port: Port Huron Number: 7 of 1879
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Port Huron 4-7-1880
April 7, 1880
   Port: Port Huron Number: 103 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 1-25-1881
January 25, 1881
   Port: Port Huron Number: 57 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 3-4-1882
March 4, 1882
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 78 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-19-1883
April 19, 1883
   Port: Port Huron Number: 77 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 2-2-1885
February 2, 1885
   Port: Port Huron Number: 51 of 1885
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 3-1-1888
March 1, 1888
   Port: Port Huron Number: 85 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 3-6-1889
March 6, 1889
   Port: Cleveland Number: 29 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 6-16-1891
June 16, 1891
   Port: Cleveland Number: 140 of 1891
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Duluth 3-19-1894
March 19, 1894
   Port: Duluth Number: 15 of 1894
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Duluth 5-26-1897
May 26, 1897
   Port: Duluth
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, Belle P. Cross (1870-1897);
b. Barge, Belle P. Cross (1897-1900);
c. Propeller, Belle P. Cross (1900-1903)
Nationality:
American (1870-1903)
Chronology:
1. Detroit, engine disabled and repaired, $300 loss;
2. 4/30/1903, Gooseberry River, Lake Superior, ashore in a snow storm and became a total loss;
Notes
General notes:
Rig changed to a Propeller in 1900;
Machinery: Engine #1 built by William Corse and boiler #1 built by Desotelle & Company; #2, high pressure non condensing engine, built 1881, (installed, 1900), by Enterprise Works, Chicago Illinois; Cylinder: 20" diameter x 22" stroke; Boiler #2 fire box, 6'6'X12/6";
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Duluth, Minnesota; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Duluth, Minnesota; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Port Huron, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;
5. Chicago Inter Ocean: 12/25/1874:
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
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