Amazon (Propeller, 1873)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Trenton, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Propeller
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Alvin A. Turner
Ownership Notes:: Hacket, R., (1873); Northwest Transportation Company, (1873-1879); Hendric, G., (1879);
Master(s):: Trotter, David, (1873); Fraser,James, (1879);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

June 20, 1873: Port: Detroit Number: 195 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 9-21-1875
September 21, 1875: Port: Chicago Number: 7 of 1875
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Detroit 6-5-1879
June 5, 1879: Port: Detroit Number: 96 of 1879
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Trade Change
Next document: Detroit 6-30-1881
June 30, 1881: Port: Detroit
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers Lost

History

Classification:: a. Propeller, Amazon (1873-1879)
Nationality:: American (1873-1879)
Chronology:: 1. 10/00/1873, North Manitou, Lake Michigan, ashore and released, $17, 500 loss;
2. 10/28/1879, Grand Haven, struck south pier and ashore, (flour and passengers), $100, 000 lost;
3. 10/19/1885, Scow, S. P. Wilson, struck the wreck of the Amazon at Grand Haven and went to pieces;

Notes

General notes:: She was chartered in December, 1874, to Detroit & Milwaukee Railroad, to run between Grand Haven and Milwaukee as part of the Engleman Line;
1875, added full length cabin for passenger accommodations;
Machinery: (2) compound (twin screw) engine, built 1873 by Cuyahoga Steam Furnace Company;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;

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