Two Friends (Bark, 1873)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Two Friends
Also known as:: Pewankee
Year of Build:: 1873
Rebuilt:: 1. 1881, Port Burwell, Ontario;
2. 1888;
3. 1907;
Official Number:: 150233

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Port Burwell, Ontario
Vessel Type:: Bark
Additional vessel types:: Propeller
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: David Foster or McDermond
Ownership Notes:: Suffel, George, (1873-1874); Wolf , W. H., (1881-1886): Kramer, H. H., (1886): Hilly, M., (1886); Bigelow, C. H., (1887): Leathem, John, (1888); Smith, Thomas H., (1892); Leatham & Smith Towing Company, (1897); Leatham, (1900-1904);
Master(s):: Nelson, D., (1881); Wolf, W. H., (1885-1886); Nelson, John A., (1886); Tuttle, J. V., (1888); Aklstrom, C., (1888); Smith, Thomas H., (1892); Barnard, William, (1897);

Hull Dimensions

1873: Length: 136' Width/Beam: 23.6' Depth: 11.1'
1881: Length: 135.4' Width/Beam: 25.7' Depth: 11'

Tonnage

1873: Gross: 336 Net: 214
1881: Gross: 310.26 Net: 228.07
1888
1907

Enrollments/Registration

Next document: Canadian Registry
October 7, 1881: Port: Milwaukee Number: 40 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: wrecked & repaired by U. S. Citizen
Next document: Milwaukee 5-29-1885
May 29, 1885: Port: Milwaukee Number: 83 of 1885
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Marquette 1-14-1886
January 14, 1886: Port: Milwaukee Number: 27 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 1-23-1886
January 23, 1886: Port: Milwaukee Number: 30 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 10-7-1886
October 7, 1886: Port: Milwaukee Number: 31 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 11-4-1887; Next document: (Vessel Abandoned as a Total Loss)
January 20, 1888: Port: Milwaukee Number: 71 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 7-23-1888
July 23, 1888: Port: Milwaukee Number: 6 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rig and Tonnage Changed
Next document: Milwaukee 4-18-1892
April 18, 1892: Port: Milwaukee Number: 115 of 1892
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 5-4-1897
May 4, 1897: Port: Milwaukee Number: 119 of 1897
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-1-1907
April 1, 1907: Port: Milwaukee
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rig & Tonnage Changed

History

Classification:: a. Bark, Two Friends (1873-1881);
b. Propeller, Pewankee (1881-1888);
c. Barge, Pewankee (1888- )
Nationality:: Canada (1873-1881); American (1881- )
Chronology:: 1. 9/00/1873, Detroit River, damaged by collision and repaired, $300 loss;
2. 10/16/1880, North Bay, Lake Michigan, ashore and released;
2. 10/4/1898, Chicago, Lake Michigan, sprang a leak, waterlogged, sank and raised;
3. 5/24/1901, north, above Bois Blanc, near Sheboygan), ashore and released;
3. 11/4/1903, Manitowoc, caught on fire and burned, repaired;
4. 00/00/1907, Sturgeon Bay caught on fire and burned;

Notes

General notes:: She was taken to Sturgeon Bay Boneyard in 1912;
Sources:: 1. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
2. Canadian Lake Vessel Register: 1873, 1874;
3. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1882-1888);
4. John Poole's notes;
5. Master Abstracts: Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
6. Enrollment: Milwaukee, Wisconsin;

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

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https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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