E. B. Ward, Jr. (Propeller, 1872)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Wyandotte, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Propeller
Hull Materials:: Iron
Builder Name:: Kirby Brothers
Ownership Notes:: Ward, E., (1872-1873); Ward, C., (1876); Owen, J. H., (1877);
Master(s):: Kirby, A., (1872-1873); Bradford, W., (1876-1877);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

November 1, 1872: Port: Detroit Number: 63 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 4-14-1873
April 14, 1873: Port: Detroit Number: 101 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-23-1878
May 23, 1876: Port: Detroit Number: 81 of 1876
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: New Orleans 6-16-1877
June 16, 1877: Port: New Orleans Number: 115 of 1877
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Chicago 9-22-1877
September 22, 1877: Port: Chicago Number: 25 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: New Orleans 3-4-1878
March 4, 1878: Port: New Orleans
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Propeller, E. B. Ward, Jr., (1872-1888)
Nationality:: American (1872- 1888)
Chronology:: 1. 9/6/1888, Gulf of Mexico, sank in a gale while enroute from Utilla, Honduras to New Orleans, (fruit), (21 lives lost);

Notes

General notes:: Called ARGENTA for a period of time before she was formally enrolled as the E. B. WARD JR. (Detroit Free Press, 10 Aug 1872);
Additional upper cabin added to upper deck in 1874;
She was taken to Gulf of Mexico in 1876;
Home Port: New Orleans, (1884);
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet

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