Swallow (Steambarge, 1873)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Swallow
Year of Build:: 1873
Official Number:: 115184

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Trenton, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Steambarge
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: A. A. Turner
Ownership Notes:: Whitney, D., (1873-1877); Chase, James, (1873); Liebert, Charles, (1873-1900); Flagstad, A., (1879); Heald, J., (1879); Crepin, E. F., (1882-1886); Campbell, A. D., (1887); Lutz, Theodore, (1889); Jones, James, (1890); Leibert, Cariolis, (1890-1901);
Master(s):: Chase, J., (1873-1875); Flagstad, A., (1879-1886); Campbell, A. D., (1887); Lutz, Theodore, (1889); Cowan, T., (1890); Porter, E. K., (1890); Quinland, William, (1892); Quenlan, W. P., (1896);

Hull Dimensions

1873: Length: 133' Width/Beam: 25' Depth: 10'

Tonnage

1873: Gross: 256.57 Net: 203.42

Enrollments/Registration

August 19, 1873: Port: Detroit Number: 19 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Erie 8-18-1875
August 18, 1875: Port: Erie Number: 2 of 1875
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Detroit 8-20-1875
August 20, 1875: Port: Detroit Number: 15 of 1875
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Detroit 4-25-1879
April 25, 1879: Port: Detroit Number: 72 of 1879
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 5-12-1879
May 12, 1879: Port: Grand Haven Number: 61 of 1879
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Grand Haven 7-25-1882
July 25, 1882: Port: Grand Haven Number: 12 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 4-19-1886
April 19, 1886: Port: Grand Haven Number: 74 of 1886
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Chicago 4-26-1886
April 26, 1886: Port: Chicago Number: 62 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Grand Haven 5-20-1886
May 20, 1886: Port: Grand Haven Number: 99 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-4-1887
April 4, 1887: Port: Chicago Number: 56 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 4-16-1889
April 16, 1889: Port: Grand Haven Number: 82 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 5-29-1890
May 29, 1890: Port: Port Huron Number: 155 of 1890
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 9-9-1890
September 9, 1890: Port: Port Huron Number: 34 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 2-10-1891
February 10, 1891: Port: Detroit Number: 27 of 1891
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-9-1892
April 9, 1892: Port: Detroit Number: 61 of 1892
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 3-20-1896
March 20, 1896: Port: Detroit Number: 78 of 1896
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-9-1901
May 9, 1901: Port: Detroit
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Propeller (Steam Barge), Swallow (1873-1901)
Nationality:: American (1873-1901)
Chronology:: 1. 5/00/1873, Lake Erie, collision and repaired, $250 loss;
2. 5/4/1875, Toledo, collision, (Steam Barge, Fred Kelly), sank and raised, (corn and flour), $5, 000 loss;
3. 11/2/1877, Port Stanley, Lake Erie, missed the piers, went ashore and released;
4. 00/00/1896, Lake Michigan, sank and raised;
5. 9/15/1900, off Cherry Island, River St. Clair, collision, sank and raised;
6. 10/18/1901, 10 miles off Long Point, Lake Erie, sank, (lumber);

Notes

General notes:: She was so named because a swallow built a nest in a remote corner of the vessel while she was being built and remained there up to launching time;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts; Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Grand Haven, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Grand Haven, 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:
5. Wright's Master Sheet;

Contact

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