Alvin A. Turner (Propeller, 1873)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Trenton, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Propeller
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: A. A. Turner*
Ownership Notes:: Whitney, Jr., D., (1873); Hackford, E., (1874); Robinson, C., (1876); Rankin, W., (1879); Rankin, H., (1881); McLean, A. C., (1886-1904); Budges, (1896); Mctigue, Partick, (1905-1904);
Master(s):: Chase, J., (1873); Hackford, E., (1874); Wilson, G. W., (1876-1881); Scott, M. P., (1886); Scott, W. H., (1889);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

April 23, 1873: Port: Detroit Number: 128 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 4-4-1874
April 4, 1874: Port: Detroit Number: 83 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-21-1876
April 21, 1876: Port: Detroit Number: 51 of 1876
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-24-1879
April 24, 1879: Port: Detroit Number: 69 of 1879
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-29-1881
April 29, 1881: Port: Detroit Number: 94 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-1-1882
May 1, 1882: Port: Detroit Number: 117 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 10-13-1886
October 13, 1886: Port: Port Huron Number: 35 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 2-28-1889
February 28, 1889: Port: Port Huron Number: 76 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 6-17-1904
June 17, 1904: Port: Cleveland Number: 99 of 1904
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 9-9-1905
September 9, 1905: Port: Cleveland
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Propeller, Alvin A. Turner (1873-1905)
Nationality:: American (1873-1905)
Chronology:: 1. 4/00/874, struck a rock and sank at Cape Vincent, raised, $2, 200 loss;
2. 5/00/1874, near Cape Vincent, collision, sank and raised;
3. 10/20/1905, St. Mary's Rock, in Little Detroit Passage, (St. Mary's River), caught fire and burned, ashore, (lumber);

Notes

General notes:: *Dave F. Edwards was the master carpenter;
Machinery: steeple compound, 20-4-x32, built 1873 by Samuel F. Hodge & Company, Detroit, Michigan; Boiler, fire box, 9'x15', built 1887 by Wildeman Bros., Saginaw, Michigan;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan;
3. Wright's Master Sheet;
4. John Poole's notes;
5. Chicago Inter Ocean: 12/25/1874:

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