Isabella J. Boyce (Propeller, 1889)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Vessel Type:: Propeller
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Burger and Burger
Ownership Notes:: Boyce, Jonathon, (1889-1895); Gowan, Caleb, (1900); Kelly Island Line & Transport Company, (1902); Pringle, John, (1907-1914); River Rouge Sand Company, (1917); Interlakes Sand Company, (1916); Pringle Barge Company, (1914);
Master(s):: Hill, Spencer, (1889); Sears, F. A., (1891); Bpyce, Jonathan, (1896); Gowan, Caleb, (1900); Pringle, Walter, (1914); McFadden, William, (1914);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

June 1, 1889: Port: Grand Haven Number: 117 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Grand Haven 5-12-1891
May 12, 1891: Port: Grand Haven Number: 87 of 1891
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers Lost
Next document: Grand Haven 6-1-1895
June 1, 1895: Port: Grand Haven Number: 75 of 1895
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers Lost
Next document: Sandusky 3-29-1900
March 29, 1900: Port: Sandusky Number: 15 of 1900
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Propeller, Isabella J. Boyce (1889-1917)
Nationality:: American (1889-1917)
Chronology:: 1. 11/25/1914, Green Island, caught on fire and burned, sank and raised;
2. 6/6/1917, East Point Reef, Middle Bass Island, Lake Erie, caught on fire and burned, sank;
3. 6/21/1920, Steamer, I. N. Foster, took boiler and machinery from Sandusky (where it had been in storage), to Buffalo;

Notes

General notes:: Machinery: fore & aft compound engine, 19-32x26, built 1889, by Wilson & Hendrie, Montague, Michigan; Boiler #1, fire box, 9'x14', built 1889, by Wilson & Hendrie, Montague, Michigan; Boiler #2, scotch, 7'6"x13', built 1912, by Marine Boiler Works, Toledo, Ohio;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Grand Haven, Michigan; Sandusky, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Grand Haven, Michigan; Sandusky, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;

Contact

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