Bessie (Propeller, 1880)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Fair Haven, Michigan*
Vessel Type:: Propeller
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: John S. Ruby
Ownership Notes:: Schnoor, H. C., (1880); Hudson, J. H., (1881-1886): Thompson, John S., (1888-1893); Thomson, John I., (1891); Stevenson, John, (1895);
Master(s):: Ruby, J., (1880): Holder, C., (1881): Grisendorfer, G. J., (1883); Seisendorfer, A., (1886); Thompson, John S., (1888-1893); Thomson, John I., (1891); Stevenson, John, (1895);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

June 16, 1880: Port: Detroit Number: 147 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Sandusky 4-21-1881xxx
April 21, 1881: Port: Sandusky Number: 18 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 4-9-1883
April 9, 1883: Port: Sandusky Number: 17 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 3-13-1886
March 13, 1886: Port: Sandusky Number: 12 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 3-22-1888
March 22, 1888: Port: Port Huron Number: 110 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 3-24-1891
March 24, 1891: Port: Port Huron Number: 90 of 1891
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-24-1891
April 24, 1891: Port: Port Huron Number: 110 of 1891
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-5-1893
April 5, 1893: Port: Detroit Number: 87 of 1893
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-8-1895
April 8, 1895: Port: Detroit Number: 25 of 1895
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-16-1900
April 16, 1900: Port: Detroit
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Propeller, Bessie (1880-1915)
Nationality:: American (1880-1915)
Chronology:: 1. 8/22/1899, Belle Isle, Detroit River, collision, (Canadian Barge, Ireland), sank and raised;

Notes

General notes:: *Wright's Master Sheet says she was built at Fair Haven, Michigan, in 1880: Master Abstracts agrees with Fair Haven, Michigan;
Other resources give her place of build as New Baltimore, Michigan;
She was abandoned in 1915;
Machinery: high pressure non-condensing engine, 14x4, built by Dry Dock Engine Works, Detroit, Michigan; Boiler, fire box, 2'6"x7';
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan; Sandusky, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan; Sandusky, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;

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