Wisconsin Maritime Museum

D. C. Whitney (Propeller, 1882)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
D. C. Whitney
Also known as:
Gargantua
Year of Build:
1882
Rebuilt:
1. 1896;;
2. 1908;
Official Number:
157075
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
St. Clair, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Additional vessel types:
Barge
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
Simon Langell
Ownership Notes:
Whitney, D. C., (1882-1896); Whitney Tansportation Company, (1893-1901); D. M. Whitney (estate), (1899-1901); Gilchrist, J. C., (1901-1902); Inland Steam Ship Transit Company (1901); Gilchrist Transportation Company, (1904-1908); Ganley Brothers, (1908); Midland Towing & Wrecking Company, (1919);
Master(s):
July, Peter, (1882); Curson, R., (1891-1896):
Hull Dimensions
1882
Length: 229' Width/Beam: 40' Depth: 14.7'
1908
Length: 299' Width/Beam: 40' Depth: 21'
Tonnage
1882
Gross: 1,090.01 Net: 1,013.22
1908
Gross: 1,490 Net: 1,290
1896
Enrollments/Registration
September 4, 1882
   Port: Detroit Number: 18 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 4-14-1891
April 14, 1891
   Port: Detroit Number: 52 of 1891
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 3-19-1896
March 19, 1896
   Port: Detroit Number: 70 of 1896
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rig Changed (Number of Masts)
Next document: Cleveland 3-5-1901
March 5, 1901
   Port: Cleveland Number: 45 of 1901
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-14-1903
April 14, 1903
   Port: Cleveland
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

Next document: Cleveland 2-20-1908

Next document: (Sold Alien)
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, D. C. Whitney (1882-1908);
b. Propeller, Gargantua (1908-1912);
c. Barge, Gargantua (1912-1913);
Nationality:
American (1882-1908); Canadian (1908-1913);
Chronology:
1. 11/28/1905, Port Washington, ashore and released;
2. 8/5/1909, Port Huron, ashore, sank and raised;
3. 8/16/1909, Port Huron, collision, (John M. McKerchey), repaired;
4. 00/00/1912, wrecked and repaired;
Notes
General notes:
Machinery: fore & aft engine, 27-44x40, built 1882, by Dry Dock Engine Works, Detroit, Michigan; Boiler, fire box, 9'9"x16', built 1882, by Desotelle & Hutton, Detroit, Michigan;
She was abandoned in 1913, reportedly converted into a floating dry dock at Midland, Ontario, in 1920;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;
5. Canadian Coastal and Inland Steam Vessels, 1809-1930;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218
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