Sailor Boy (Propeller, 1891)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: West Bay City, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Propeller
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: F. W. Wheeler Shipbuilding Company
Ownership Notes:: Armostrong, Richard, (1891-1900); Bay Line & Fire Boat Company, (1894-1895); Hart, C. B., (1911-1916); Hart Transportation Company, (1924);
Master(s):: Hutchins, William, (1891); Armstrong, Richard, (1894-1895);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

April 20, 1891: Port: Port Huron Number: 125 of 1891
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Port Huron 5-7-1894***
May 7, 1894: Port: Port Huron Number: 115 of 1894
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 3-25-1895
March 25, 1895: Port: Port Huron Number: 52 of 1895
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers Lost
Next document: Port Huron 4-21-1896
April 21, 1896: Port: Port Huron Number: 80 of 1896
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers lost

History

Classification:: a. Propeller, Sailor Boy (1891-1921)
Nationality:: American (1891-1921)
Chronology:: 1. 5/12/1921, 100 yards east of Wright's Point, thirty feet from shore, off Stringer's Saw Mill, Hancock, Michigan, caught on
fire and burned to a total loss;

Notes

General notes:: She was hull #79;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstract: Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Port Huron, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;
5. Naval Architectural Drawings: American Ship Building Co. & Predecessors, (1867-1920);

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