Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Ariel
Year of Build:
1881
Rebuilt:
1. 1926;
Official Number:
106032
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Detroit, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Ferry
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
John Oades
Ownership Notes:
Wacker, H., (1881); Rodgers, D., (1881); Walker, T. H., (1883-1888); McKenzie, James, (1886);
Master(s):
Shank, G., (1881); Torby, William, (1883);
Hull Dimensions
1881
Length: 95.9' Width/Beam: 28.9' Depth: 11.1'
Tonnage
1881
Gross: 201.91 Net: 119.82
1926
Gross: 168 Net: 86
Enrollments/Registration
December 17, 1881
   Port: Detroit Number: 46 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 10-24-1883
October 24, 1883
   Port: Detroit Number: 25 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 12-27-1888
December 27, 1888
   Port: Detroit Number: 33 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Managing Owner
Next document: Detroit 2-4-1916

Next document: (New Form Issued)
History
Classification:
a. Propeller (Ferry Boat), Ariel (1881-1948)
Nationality:
American (1881-1948)
Chronology:

1. 2/00/1948, Detroit River, capsized, sank and raised, while she was decommissioned;

Notes
General notes:
She was raised and dismantled at Detroit, Michigan, in 1948;
She was decommissioned since 1827;
Machinery: non-condensing engine, 20x24, built 1881, by Frontier Iron Works, Ind., Detroit, Michigan; Engine was rebuilt in 1926; Boiler, fire box, 8'x15'6", built 1881, by Desotelle & Hutton, Detroit, Michigan;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:
75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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