Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Australasia
Year of Build:
1884
Official Number:
106302
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
West Bay City, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
James Davidson
Ownership Notes:
Corrigan, James, (1886-1893); Leatham & Smith Towing & Wrecking Company, (1896);
Master(s):
Reed, C. W., (1886);
Hull Dimensions
1884
Length: 282' Width/Beam: 39' Depth: 21.2'
Tonnage
1884
Gross: 1,829.32 Net: 1,539.20
Enrollments/Registration
September 17, 1884
   Port: Buffalo Number: 16 of 1884
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 10-19-1886
View document online
January 10, 1886
   Port: Cleveland Number: 21 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 2-18-1892
February 18, 1892
   Port: Cleveland Number: 37 of 1892
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 8-2-1893
August 2, 1893
   Port: Cleveland Number: 106 of 1893
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 12-1-1896

Next document: (Vessel Lost)
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, Australasia (1984-1896)
Nationality:
American (1884-1896)
Chronology:
1. 10/1/1888, Holland harbor, struck the piers, sank and raised, (cedar posts);
2. 10/17/1896, 8 miles east of Oana Island, Sturgeon Bay, Whitefish Bay, Lake Michigan, caught on fire, ashore and sank, (coal);*
Notes
General notes:
*Wreck sold to Leatham & Smith Towing & Wrecking Company, on 10/23/1896 for recovery of cargo;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio;
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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