Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Challenge
Year of Build:
1870
Official Number:
5905
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Bay City, Michigan*
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
Chesley Wheeler
Ownership Notes:
Fletcher, George, (1870); Davidson, Mary A., (1882); Stewart, M., (1882); Vosburg, L. B., (1887): Byron, J., (1887); Porandila, R.,(1888):
Master(s):
Davidson, W. C., (1882); Stewart, N. P., (1882);Davidson, W. C., (1882); Vosburg, L. B., (1887): Campan, I. A., (1888);
Power
Number of Masts:
0 (1870)
Hull Dimensions
1870
Length: 58' Width/Beam: 13.2' Depth: 3.2'
Tonnage
1870
Gross: 17.47 Net: 11.15
Enrollments/Registration
June 22, 1878
   Port: Port Huron Number: 44 of 1878
Document Type: License
Reason: License
Next document: Port Dover 3-11-1882
March 11, 1882
   Port: Port Huron Number: 92 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 12-16-1882
December 16, 1882
   Port: Port Huron Number: 63 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-7-1887
April 7, 1887
   Port: Detroit Number: 59 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 10-15-1887
October 15, 1887
   Port: Detroit Number: 26 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-7-1888
April 7, 1888
   Port: Detroit Number: 52 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 12-22-1892

Next document: (Vessel Lost)
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, Challenge (1870-1892)
Nationality:
American (1870-1892)
Chronology:
1. 8/15/1870, Saginaw River, boiler exploded while at dock in East Saginaw and repaired, $5, 050 loss;
2. 9/00/1880, East Saginaw, Michigan, caught on fire and burned;
Notes
General notes:
*One document said she was built in Saginaw, Michigan;
She was built at Tripp's shipyard;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts; Detroit, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan;
2, Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
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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