Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
America
Also known as:
Glenstriven
Year of Build:
1889
Rebuilt:
1. 1918;
Official Number:
106638
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Hull Materials:
steel
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
Union Dry Dock Company
Ownership Notes:
Drake, M. M., (1889-1892); Kelderhouse, J., (1893-1898); Maytham, George W., (1898-1902); Beyachlag, Charles, (1902-1907); Wisconsin Transportation Company, (1907-1913); North America Steamship Company, Roy A. Williams, Mgr., (1913-1916); Boland & Cornelius, (1916-1916); Lake Trasportation Company, (1916-1918); Playfair, James, (1916-1918); Great :akes Transportation Company, Ltd., (1918-1923);
Master(s):
Gibson, James, (1889-1902); Maytham George W., (1898); Vroman, G. H., (1901); Lusk, Henry, (1902);
Power
Number of Masts:
0 (1889)
Hull Dimensions
1889
Length: 274.7' Width/Beam: 48.2' Depth: 13'
1918
Length: 274' Width/Beam: 42' 2" Depth: 20' 5"
Tonnage
1889
Gross: 2,171 Net: 1,748
1918
Gross: 2,152 Net: 1,585
Enrollments/Registration
June 11, 1889
   Port: Buffalo Number: 76 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 4-2-1892
View document online
April 2, 1892
   Port: Buffalo Number: 49 of 1892
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-14-1893
View document online
April 14, 1893
   Port: Buffalo Number: 53 of 1893
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 1-20-1898
View document online
January 20, 1898
   Port: Buffalo Number: 38 of 1898
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-1-1898
April 1, 1898
   Port: Buffalo Number: 50 of 1898
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-17-1898
May 17, 1898
   Port: Buffalo Number: 85 of 1898
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 8-11-1898
August 11, 1898
   Port: Buffalo Number: 95 of 1898
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-18-1899
March 18, 1899
   Port: Buffalo Number: 46 of 1899
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-23-1901
May 23, 1901
   Port: Buffalo Number: 102 of 1901
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 2-7-1902
February 7, 1902
   Port: Buffalo Number: 49 of 1902
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-7-1902
March 7, 1902
   Port: Buffalo Number: 53 of 1902
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-14-1902
March 14, 1902
   Port: Buffalo Number: 57 of 1902
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-5-1902
April 5, 1902
   Port: Buffalo Number: 70 of 1902
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-8-1902
April 8, 1902
   Port: Port Huron Number: 46 of 1902
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 9-10-1903
September 10, 1903
   Port: Port Huron Number: 12 of 1903
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 5-5-1904
May 5, 1904
   Port: Port Huron Number: 43 of 1904
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-9-1907
April 9, 1907
   Port: Port Huron Number: 31 of 1907
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 7-5-1907
July 5, 1907
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 1 of 1907
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Duluth 3-24-1913
March 24, 1913
   Port: Duluth
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, America (1889-1918);
b. Propeller, Glenstriven (1918-1923)
Nationality:
American (1889-1918); Canadian (1918-1923);
Chronology:
1. 11/16/1923, Cove Island, Georgian Bay, Lake Huron, ashore in a fog and released, (oats);
2. 12/10/1923, Collingwood, vessel declared a constructive total loss and scrapped;
Notes
General notes:
Machinery: fore & aft compound engine, 28-52x48, built 1889 by King Iron Works, Inc., Buffalo, New York; Boiler, (2) scotch, 11'6"x12', built 1889, by Lake Erie Boiler Works, Buffalo, New York;
She was valued at $160,000, in 1890; $135,000, in 1896; $140,000, in 1900; $110,000, in 1904;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Duluth, Minnesota; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Duluth, Minnesota; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Port Huron, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;
5. Vessel Register: (1890-1904);
6. Naval Architectural Drawings: American Ship Building Co. & Predecessors, (1867-1920);
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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