Wisconsin Maritime Museum

California (Propeller, 1873)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
California
Also known as:
Edward S. Pease
Year of Build:
1873
Rebuilt:
1. 1883, Allan brothers, Port Dalhousie, Ontario;
2. 1888, Bay City, Michigan;
3. 1889;
4. 1893;
5. 1903;
Official Number:
136025
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Hamilton, Ontario
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
Archibald M. Robertson
Ownership Notes:
Graham, (1873); Joslyn, Otis, (1889); Pease, L. E., (1889); Benham, C. E., (1890); Mather, W. G., (1892-1894); Mather, W. S., (1898-1902); Gilchrist C. P., (1902); Benham, Charles A., (1904); Gilchrist, J. C., (1904);
Master(s):
Joslyn, Otis, (1889); Sterling, J. E., (1889); Sloan, Thomas, (1890-1894);
Hull Dimensions
1873
Length: 137' Width/Beam: 23.6' Depth: 13.5'
1883
Length: 179.5' Width/Beam: 26' Depth: 11'
1888
Length: 168.6' Width/Beam: 26.4' Depth: 11.6'
1889*
Length: 167.5' Width/Beam: 26.2' Depth: 18.7'
1903
Length: 167.5' Width/Beam: 26.2' Depth: 10.9'
Tonnage
1873
Gross: 667
1883
Gross: 901
1888
Gross: 542.70 Net: 399.06
1889
Gross: 721.02 Net: 548.34
1893
Gross: 715.59 Net: 442.12
1903
Gross: 574 Net: 267
Enrollments/Registration
   Port: Dalhousie, Ontario
Next document: Port Huron 1-31-1889
January 31, 1889
   Port: Port Huron Number: 65 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: British, wrecked in U. S. waters
Next document: Port Huron 4-8-1889
April 8, 1889
   Port: Port Huron Number: 123 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-7-1890
April 7, 1890
   Port: Cleveland Number: 78 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-18-1890
April 18, 1890
   Port: Cleveland Number: 90 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rig & Tonnage Changed
Next document: Cleveland 4-20-1892
April 20, 1892
   Port: Cleveland Number: 97 of 1892
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Managing Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-24-1894
April 24, 1894
   Port: Cleveland Number: 84 of 1894
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Diminsion & Tonnage Changed
Next document: Cleveland 2-19-1898
February 19, 1898
   Port: Cleveland Number: 22 of 1898
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 7-22-1902
July 22, 1902
   Port: Cleveland Number: 8 of 1902
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-12-1904
April 12, 1904
   Port: Cleveland Number: 76 of 1904
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rig & Tonnage Changed
Next document: Cleveland 12-23-1904

Next document: (Vessel Lost)
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, California (1873-1888);
b. Propeller, Edward S. Pease (1889-1904)
Nationality:
Canada (1873-1888); American (1889-1904);
Chronology:
1. 10/00/1873, South Bay, Lake Ontario, ashore and released, $3, 000 loss;
2. 6/9/1884, Lake Huron, ashore on a reef 2 miles north of Sand Beach and released;
3. 10/3/1887, St. Helena Island, near Beaver Island, Lake Michigan, ashore and released, (corn and pork), (5 lives lost);
4. 4/24/1889, East Tawas, ashore and released;
5. 12/2/1891, Cleveland, Ohio, Lake Erie, caught on fire while lying at her dock and repaired;
6. 11/5/1899, Ashtabula, sank and raised;
7. 10/10/1903, Lake Ontario, sank and raised;
8. 11/24/1904, Tannery Coal Dock, Collingwood, Ontario, caught fire and burned to waters edge;
Notes
General notes:
She was owned at St. Catharines, Ontario, in 1873;
Mills says she was rebuilt into a barge in 1883 and had a Canadian official number of 116485;
Sources:
1. John Poole's notes;
2. Wright's Master Sheet;
3. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
4. Master Abstract: Cleveland, Ohio; Port Huron, Michigan;
5. Enrollment: Cleveland, Ohio; Port Huron, Michigan;
Contact
Contact
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