Cumberland (Propeller, 1881)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Cleveland, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Propeller
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: Thomas Quayle & Sons
Ownership Notes:: Winslow, W. G., (1881); Gilchrist, J. C., (1886-1894); The Lake Shore Transit Company, (1897);
Master(s):: Edgecomb, J., (1881); Gilchrist, J. C., (1886-1897); Gilchrist, W. H., (1887); Schuck, R. E., (1892);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

June 21, 1881: Port: Cleveland Number: 98 of 1881
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 11-3-1881
November 3, 1881: Port: Buffalo Number: 37 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 3-18-1886
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March 18, 1886: Port: Sandusky Number: 13 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 3-28-1887
March 28, 1887: Port: Sandusky Number: 19 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 3-28-1890
March 28, 1890: Port: Sandusky Number: 22 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 3-31-1892
March 31, 1892: Port: Sandusky Number: 27 of 1892
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 3-28-1894
March 28, 1894: Port: Sandusky Number: 29 of 1894
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 3-26-1897
March 26, 1897: Port: Sandusky Number: 24 of 1897
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-20-1903
April 20, 1903: Port: Cleveland
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Propeller, Cumberland (1881-1913);
b. Propeller, Collinge (1913-1916);
c. Propeller, Stuart W., (1916-1923);
d. Propeller, Yenbay (1923-1924)
Nationality:: American (1881-1916); Canadian (1916-1924);
Chronology:: 1. 5/1/1882, Colchester Reef, Lake Erie, ashore and released, (iron ore);
2. 8/14/1884, Sturgeon Point, Lake Erie, ashore and released, (iron ore);
3. 2/26/1887, Detroit, River, hull cut through by increasing ice while moored at foot of Chene Street, Detroit Michigan and raised;
4. 7/7/1888, Fairport, Lake Erie, caught on fire and burned, repaired, (coal);
5. 6/001903, Ballard's Reef, ashore and released;
6. 9/21/1915, Charlotte, Lake Ontario, ashore and released;
7. 4/00/1924, Levis, Quebec, ashore;

Notes

General notes:: She was out of commission in 1924;
Machinery: fore & aft compound engine, 21-44x48, built 1888, rebuilt 1901, by S. F. Hodge & Company, Detroit, Michigan; Boiler #2, scotch, 12'6"x11'6", built 1895, by Morgan Iron Works, New York, N. Y.;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Sandusky, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Sandusky, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;
5. Canadian Coastal and Inland Steam Vessels, 1809-1930;

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