B. F. Ferris (Propeller, 1870)

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Identification

Vessel name:: B. F. Ferris
Year of Build:: 1870
Official Number:: 2721

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Sandusky, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Propeller
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: John E. Monk
Ownership Notes:: Ellithorpe, G., (1870); Doller, P., (1873); White, A., (1882-1884); Wehrle, A., (1885-1888); Vantuin, C., (1889): Turner, Henry, (1891);
Master(s):: Ellithorpe, G., (1870); Hass, Jacob, (1870); Doler, E., (1870); Freyensee, William Henry, (1873); Freynse, W., (1882); Fox, J. J., (1884); Rose, J. A., (1889); Homer, H., (1889): Fox, A. J., (1884); Wehrle, A., (1885); Page, A. F.,(1888);

Hull Dimensions

1870: Length: 124.8' Width/Beam: 21.8' Depth: 7.7'

Tonnage

1870: Gross: 168.19 Net: 93.18

Enrollments/Registration

April 27, 1870: Port: Sandusky Number: 17 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Sandusky 3-22-1873
March 22, 1873: Port: Sandusky Number: 10 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 3-14-1882
March 14, 1882: Port: Sandusky Number: 24 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 3-25-1882
March 25, 1882: Port: Sandusky Number: 27 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 4-20-1883
April 20, 1883: Port: Sandusky Number: 24 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky10-10--1885
October 10, 1885: Port: Sandusky Number: 7 of 1885
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 3-9-1888
March 9, 1888: Port: Sandusky Number: 12 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 8-16-1889
August 16, 1889: Port: Detroit Number: 16 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 9-25-1889
September 25, 1889: Port: Detroit Number: 27 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 6-13-1891
June 13, 1891: Port: Port Huron Number: 176 of 1891
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 10-17-1893; Next document: (Vessel burned to a total loss)

History

Classification:: a. Propeller, B. F. Ferris (1870-1893)
Nationality:: American (1870-1893)
Chronology:: 1. 7/25/1891, Caseville, Michigan, Lake Huron, caught on fire, burned and repaired;
2. 00/00/1893, off Keweenaw Point, Lake Superior, caught on fire and burned to a total loss;

Notes

General notes:: She ran Sandusky to Moores Dock, Lakeside, Put-in-Bay and Catawba Island, 1870;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan; Sandusky, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan; Sandusky, Ohio;
3. Wright's Master Sheet;

Contact

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920-684-0218

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